Beşiri District is a district of the Batman Province of Turkey. Its seat is the town Beşiri.İlçe Belediyesi , Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 30 January 2023. Its area is 809 km2, and the district had a population of 30,928 in 2021.
Yazidi presence Beşiri once had large Kurdish Yazidi population, in villages like Kurukavak (Hamdûna) and Uğrak (Texeriyê), only a couple of Yazidi families remain today. However, elsewhere, in Yolveren (Çinêra), Oğuz (Şimzê) and Üçkuyular (Faqîra), some families have returned from diaspora to settle again. These families, have constructed a social and traditional condolence house in Üçkuyular village, with support from the diaspora community in Europe. Villagers and the neighbouring villages use the building as a community place, where they do weddings, funerals and other occasions, as well as prayers. The diaspora Yezidis that funded the house usually have vacation there in the summer. The purpose of this house, which has four rooms, a kitchen and a prayer room, is to help preserve Yazidi presence, culture and traditions in the area.
Composition There are two municipalities in Beşiri District:Belde Belediyesi , Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 30 January 2023. Beşiri İkiköprü
There are 53 villages in Beşiri District:Köy , Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
Alaca Asmadere Atbağı Ayrancı Bahçeli Başarı Beşpınar Beyçayırı Bilek Çakıllı Çavuşbayırı Çığırlı Dağyolu Danalı Dayılar Değirmenüstü Deveboynu Doğankavak Doğanpazarı Durucak Esence Eskihamur Güvercinlik İkiyaka Ilıca İnpınar Işıkveren Karatepe Kaşüstü Kayatepe Kumçay Kumgeçit Kurukavak Kuşçukuru Kütüklü Oğuz Örmegöze Otluca Samanlı Tekağaç Tepecik Uğurca Üçkuyular Yakacık Yalınca Yalınkavak Yarımtaş Yazıhan Yenipınar Yeniyol Yeşiloba Yolkonak Yontukyazı
The district encompasses fifty hamlets.Bağlı , Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
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