Kısmetli (Kurdish: Basiqil kêvil; Syriac: Beth Sqole)[2][a] is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Dargeçit, Mardin Province in Turkey.[4] The village is populated by Kurds of the Basiqil tribe and had a population of 137 in 2021.[1][5] It is located in the historic region of Tur Abdin.[6]

Kısmetli
Kısmetli is located in Turkey
Kısmetli
Kısmetli
Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 37°30′00″N 41°42′40″E / 37.500°N 41.711°E / 37.500; 41.711
CountryTurkey
ProvinceMardin
DistrictDargeçit
Population
 (2021)[1]
137
Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)

In the village, there is a church of Mort Saro.[2]

History

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Beth Sqole (today called Kısmetli) was set on fire by Emir Bidayn in 1714 according to a Syriac memro (metrical ode) written by the priest Yuhanna of Basibrina from the Qardash family.[6]

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References

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Notes

  1. ^ Alternatively transliterated as Baskil or Ba Siqle.[3]

Citations

  1. ^ a b "31 ARALIK 2021 TARİHLİ ADRESE DAYALI NÜFUS KAYIT SİSTEMİ (ADNKS) SONUÇLARI" (XLS). TÜİK (in Turkish). Retrieved 16 December 2022.
  2. ^ a b Keser-Kayaalp (2022), p. 136.
  3. ^ Keser-Kayaalp (2022), p. 136; Barsoum (2008), p. 133.
  4. ^ "Türkiye Mülki İdare Bölümleri Envanteri". T.C. İçişleri Bakanlığı (in Turkish). Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  5. ^ Tan (2018), p. 109.
  6. ^ a b Barsoum (2008), p. 133.

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