Üçyol, Nusaybin
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Üçyol | |
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 Church of Yoldath Aloho | |
  Üçyol Location in Turkey | |
| Coordinates: 37°12′58″N 41°24′29″E / 37.216°N 41.408°E | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Mardin |
| District | Nusaybin |
| Population (2021)[1] | 64 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
Üçyol (Kurdish: Seyderi, lit. 'three gates';[2][a] Syriac: Sīdrī)[4][b] is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Nusaybin, Mardin Province in Turkey.[6] The village is populated by Syriacs and had a population of 64 in 2021.[1][7] It is located atop Mount Izla in the historic region of Tur Abdin.[8]
In the Syriac Orthodox patriarchal register of dues of 1870, it was recorded that Sīdrī (today called Üçyol) had 4 households, who did not pay any dues, and was served by the Church of Yūldaṯ Alohō, but did not have a priest.[4] They adhered to the Syriac Orthodox Church.[9] Amidst the Sayfo, survivors took refuge at the Mor Malke Monastery.[10] The village had a population of 205 in 1960.[2] There were 287 Turoyo-speaking Christians in 39 families in 1966.[2] By 1999, it had been abandoned by the Christians.[11]