Elbeğendi
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  Elbeğendi Location in Turkey | |
| Coordinates: 37°16′59″N 41°24′29″E / 37.283°N 41.408°E / 37.283; 41.408 | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Mardin |
| District | Midyat |
| Population
(2021)[1]
| 46 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
Elbeğendi (Classical Syriac: Kafro Tahtayto[nb 1]) is a neighbourhood of the municipality and district of Midyat, Mardin Province in southeastern Turkey.[3] It is located in the historical region of Tur Abdin.
In the village, there are churches of Mor Jacob and Mor Barsaumo, the Virgin Mary, and Mor Bosus.[2]
The village is populated by Assyrians and had a population of 46 in 2021.[4][1]
In 1900, Kafro Tahtayto was inhabited by 30 Assyrian families.[2] Amidst the Assyrian genocide, in 1915, the village's population fled to the Monastery of Mor Malke,[5] and was uninhabited until the first 8 families returned in 1916.[2]
The village's population grew to 46 families in 1970, however, they were forced to flee abroad due to the Kurdish–Turkish conflict in the 1980s, and only 5 families remained by 1992.[2] The village was forcibly evicted by the Turkish army in 1995, and the remaining three families emigrated to Western Europe.[6]
In 2006, 17 Assyrian families returned to the village from Augsburg and GöppingeninGermany, and Trüllikon and ZürichinSwitzerland.[7][8] In late July 2019, Assyrian properties in Kafro Tahtayto were struck by suspected arson attacks.[9]
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Neighbourhoods of Midyat District
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