Doğançay, Mardin

Doğançay (Syriac: ܡܙܝܙܚ Mzizah) is an Assyrian/Syriac village in the Midyat district of Mardin Province, Turkey.

There is a monastery, called Mor Yuhanon (Syriac-Aramaic for Saint John) in Mizizah.^[1]

Population

1870: 16 families
1915: 70 families
1960: 90 families families
1970: 212 families
1960-1970 families
1978: 78 families
1979: 75 families
1980: 42 families
1985: 37 families
1987: 35 families
2006: 6 families
2007: 7 families
2008: 6 families
^[2][3][4]

Coordinates: 37°22′19″N 41°26′53″E / 37.372°N 41.448°E / 37.372; 41.448

References

1. ^ http://www.mizizah.de.vu/
2. ^ Maktbonuho d-Mizizah(Manuskript), Malfono Hanna Seven 2005
3. ^ Gunhe d-Suryoye, Churi Sleyman Hinno
4. ^ Die Syrisch-Orth.-Kirche von Antiochien, Diakon Hanna Aydin