Başkavak (, ) is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Savur, Mardin Province in Turkey.Mahalle , Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023. The village is populated by Arabic-speaking Mhallami and had a population of 2,014 in 2021. Members of the Naqshbandi sayyid Beyt Hamidi family also reside in the village who maintain followers in nearby settlements. It is located in the historic region of Bēth Muḥallam in Tur Abdin.
History Aḥmadī (today called Başkavak) was historically inhabited by Syriac Orthodox Christians. A small church was built in the village by Yuhanna, metropolitan of Mardin (). Patriarch Ignatius Jacob I () was born at Aḥmadī. 6 deacons were ordained for the Syriac Orthodox Church of the Mother of God at Aḥmadī in 1587 (AG 1898). The village's population converted to Islam in 1583 or to escape persecution. References Notes
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