Qochanis
E728036
Qochanis is a historic village in southeastern Turkey that served for centuries as the traditional seat and spiritual center of the Catholicos-Patriarchs of the Assyrian Church of the East.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic settlement
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village ⓘ |
| accessRoute | mountain paths from Hakkari region ⓘ |
| architecturalFeature |
church ruins
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traditional stone houses ⓘ |
| associatedWithEthnicGroup |
Assyrians
NERFINISHED
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Nestorian Assyrians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithReligiousLeader | Mar Shimun family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithTitle | Catholicos-Patriarch of the East NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coordinateLocation | approximate coordinates in Hakkari Province, Turkey ⓘ |
| country | Turkey ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | symbolic homeland of many Assyrian Church of the East faithful ⓘ |
| denominationHistoricallyPracticed | Assyrian Church of the East NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTimeOfReligiousSeat | early 20th century ⓘ |
| governedByType | tribal-patriarchal leadership of the Mar Shimun line ⓘ |
| hasHeritageStatus | site of Assyrian Christian heritage ⓘ |
| hasReligiousBuilding | patriarchal church of the Assyrian Church of the East NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageCommunity | global Assyrian diaspora ⓘ |
| historicalEvent |
Assyrian genocide
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World War I-era deportations of Assyrians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalJurisdiction | Hakkari sanjak of the Ottoman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageHistoricallySpoken |
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kurdish ⓘ |
| locatedIn | southeastern Turkey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory | Hakkari Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInMountainRange | Zagros Mountains region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Turkish Kurdistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeNameLanguage |
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
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Syriac NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearBorderWith |
Iran
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ⓘ
Iraq NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Ottoman Empire (historically) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfHistoricalRegion | Hakkari highlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| populationTrend | significant decline in Assyrian population in 20th century ⓘ |
| religionHistoricallyPracticed | Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousSignificance |
seat of the Catholicos-Patriarchs of the Assyrian Church of the East
ⓘ
spiritual center of the Assyrian Church of the East ⓘ |
| resultOfConflict | abandonment by most of its Assyrian inhabitants ⓘ |
| servedAs |
ecclesiastical capital of the Assyrian Church of the East
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patriarchal residence ⓘ |
| startTimeOfReligiousSeat | 17th century ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
historical studies on the Assyrian Church of the East
ⓘ
travel accounts by Western missionaries and explorers ⓘ |
| topography | mountainous terrain ⓘ |
| traditionalName |
Kochanes
NERFINISHED
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Qudshanis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedByReligiousOrganization | Assyrian Church of the East NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedScript | Syriac script NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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