Çayırlı, Midyat
Çayırlı
Kefnas | |
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Village | |
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  Çayırlı Location in Turkey | |
| Coordinates: 37°19′55″N 41°27′23″E / 37.33194°N 41.45639°E | |
| Country |  Turkey |
| Province | Mardin |
| District | Midyat |
| Population (2009[1]) | |
| • Total | 26 |
| Post code | 47500 |
Çayırlı (Kurdish: Kefnas)[2] is a former Yazidi village located in the Midyat district of the Mardin Province in southeastern Turkey. The village is located ca. 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) southeast of Midyat in the Tur Abdin region of southeastern Anatolia.[3][4]
Yazidis who try to return to Çayırlı are threatened by paramilitary and islamic-fundamentalistic groups.[5]
Location
Kefnas is located ca. 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) east of the Yazidi village Koçan and ca. 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) northeast of the Yazidi village Denwan.
References
- ^ "Population of Mardin Province in Turkey - Census 2009". Turkish Statistical Institute. Archived from the original on 2013-09-17.
- ^ İbrahim Sediyani (2009). Adını arayan coğrafya. Özedönüş Yayınları. p. 255. ISBN 9786054296002.
- ^ "TMMOB Mimarlar Odası Diyarbakır Şubesi" (PDF). Retrieved 2018-12-27.
- ^ "Index Anatolicus". nisanyanmap.com. Retrieved 2018-12-27.
- ^ "Situation von Angehörigen der ezidischen Religionsgemeinschaft" (PDF). bundestag.de (in German). Deutscher Bundestag. 2014. p. 2. Retrieved 2019-02-11.