Konak (Hakkari)

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Konak (formerly Qodchanis or Karakuş also Qudshanes, Qudshanis, Kochanes or Koçanis ) is a village in the district of Hakkari the same Turkish province. Konak is located about 20 km northeast of the provincial capital of Hakkari. Konak had, according to the last census 38 inhabitants (as at end December 2009). The population was up to the First World War mainly of Nestorian Assyrians.

Church History

From late 17th century to the Christian exodus in 1915 resided at this place with difficult access an independent from the Pope in Rome Catholicos - Patriarch of the East Syrian " Church of the East ," namely, the representative of the younger branch ( " patriarchy of the mountains" ). His official name was consistently " Mar Shimun ". Last originate from Qudshanis XXI Shimun. , Shimun XXII. and Shimun XXIII ..

The Church of Mar Shalita in Qudshanis served as the framework of the Pontifikalgottesdienste and also as grave lay the catholicoi up to Shimun XX. († 1903).

The book collection of the Patriarchate Western visitors found disappointing. They covered only about 60 volumes. But she hid a work of extraordinary importance: the only surviving copy of old (12th century ) of the Liber Heraclidis of Nestorius. The manuscript (O ) itself is now destroyed apparently, lost a 1889 for those who work in Urmia American John H. Shedd († 1895) by the local priest Oshacna sarau († 1915 ) made ​​in Qudshanis copy (U). This in turn served at the turn of the 19th/20th. Century as the basis of four finally fallen into libraries copies of the West, including those who came to Henry Goussen, in Strasbourg today ( MS. 4119 ). A second copy of O, which earned Paul Bedjan is also lost.

The inventory also a copy of the " belonged history of Mar Yahballaha III. , And Rabban Bar Sauma .. A handwritten manuscript ( funeral rites, VJ 1765 ) of the Catholicos - Patriarch Shimun XV. ( 1740-1780 ) is today in St. Petersburg ..