Baz, Turkey

Baz ( Syriac -Aramaic: ܒ ܙ ) is the name of a historical region of the Assyrian Christians in eastern Turkey, near the border with Iraq and Syria. The area is part of the Turkish province of Hakkari. To the north is Kara Kuş, in the east and southeast Jilu the mountains of Dağ Içinde.

The word Baz means hawk or small eagle. The inhabitants speak Aramaic and belong to the early Christian community of faith Chaldo - Assyrians. In the Ottoman period Assyrians from Baz were famous for their fighting spirit and their ecclesiastical architecture. The most beautiful churches of the Nestorians are in the Baz region of Hakkari.

Baznaye settle in some villages of northern Iraq and northeastern Syria. After the genocide of the Arameans (1915 ), many from Turkey have fled or emigrated to the USA, Australia, Germany and France. They continue to maintain their language and traditional dances.

Most of the approximately 20 Assyrian villages of Baz in 1915 destroyed, but are still some of the earlier churches, especially in Shwawuta Qayyoma Mar, Mar Quraqos in Aargab and Mart Maryam in loading Selim.

Sources and links

  • J.Sinha, Neuostaramäische dialects in southeast Turkey, p.5 -7
  • Villages Assyrian Chaldéen du Sud Est de la Turquie ( www.meer.fr )
  • Region in Turkey
  • Hakkari province
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