The entrance to the Yazidi cemetery of Hesen Begê
Yazidi graves in the Hesen Begê cemetery
Another view of the Hesen Begê cemetery

The Yazidi cemetery of Hesen Begê (Kurdish: Goristana Hesen Begê) is a more than 300 years old Yazidi cemetery in southeastern Turkey.[1]

History

In March 2020, tombstones in the cemetery were destroyed by strangers.[2]

Location

The cemetery is about 1.5 km north of Çilesiz (Mezrê) and about 1 km west of Mağaracık (Xanik), and about 2.5 km southeast of Güneli (Geliyê Sora).

References

  1. ↑ "PAK: Mezarlıkların Tahrip Edilmesi Bir İnsanlık Suçudur". Rûpela nû (in Turkish). 2020-05-23. Retrieved 2021-09-28.
  2. ↑ "New attack on non-Muslim graves in Turkey. Yazidi graves destroyed in Nusaybin". SyriacPress. 2020-03-29. Retrieved 2022-01-04.

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