Oğuz | |
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Coordinates: 37°49′05″N41°22′41″E / 37.818°N 41.378°E | |
Country | Turkey |
Province | Batman |
District | Beşiri |
Population (2021) [1] | 405 |
Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
Oğuz (Kurdish : Şimiz; Syriac : Šimiz) [2] is a village in the Beşiri District of Batman Province in Turkey. [3] The village is populated by Kurds and had a population of 405 in 2021. [1] [4] The village is populated by Yazidis. [4]
The hamlets of Akdoğan, Kışlacık, Onbaşı and Yavuz are attached to the village. [3] Onbaşı is populated by Yazidis as well. [5]
Šimiz (today called Oğuz) was historically inhabited by Syriac Orthodox Christians. [2] In the Syriac Orthodox patriarchal register of dues of 1870, it was recorded that the village had 3 households, who paid 10 dues, and had one priest, but did not have a church. [2]