Güven, Midyat
Güven | |
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  Güven Location in Turkey | |
| Coordinates: 37°21′32″N 41°23′24″E / 37.359°N 41.390°E | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Mardin |
| District | Midyat |
| Population (2021)[1] | 67 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
Güven (Kurdish: Bacin, Bicin),[2] historically known as Bajenne is a neighbourhood located in the municipality and district of Midyat, Mardin Province in Turkey.[3] The village is located ca. 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) south of Midyat town centre.[4]
The village is populated by Kurds of the Şemikan tribe and has a population of 67 in 2021.[5][1]
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The Kurds in the village are Yazidis of the Şemikan tribe.[6] While the Şemikan tribe in Güven are Yazidi, the ones in nearby Sivrice (Dalîn) village are Muslim.[5]
The village experienced mass emigration in the 1980s to especially Germany resulting in only few elderly to remain by the 1990s.[7] The village took in Yazidi refugees fleeing the genocide perpetuated by ISIS in 2014.[8]
References
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- ^ İbrahim Sediyani (2009). Adını arayan coğrafya. Özedönüş Yayınları. p. 255. ISBN 9786054296002.
- ^ "Türkiye Mülki İdare Bölümleri Envanteri". T.C. İçişleri Bakanlığı (in Turkish). Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ "TMMOB Mimarlar Odası Diyarbakır Şubesi" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-08-23. Retrieved 2018-12-27.
- ^ a b Tan, Altan (2018). Turabidin'den Berriye'ye. Aşiretler - Dinler - Diller - Kültürler (in Turkish). p. 154. ISBN 9789944360944.
- ^ Torî, Wêlate (2000). Bir Kürt düşüncesi Yezidilik ve Yezidiler (in Turkish). Berfin Yayınları. p. 47.
- ^ "Wêne şahidê şênbûna Bacinê ye". Yeni Özgür Politika (in Kurdish). 27 April 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
- ^ "Êzidî People: We Have No Hope of Returning". Bianet. 8 August 2014. Retrieved 14 December 2022.