Belli, Bismil

Belli is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Bismil, Diyarbakır Province in Turkey. Its population was 220 in 2022.

History

Belli was historically inhabited by Syriac Orthodox Christians. It was located in the kaza of Silvan in the Diyarbakır sanjak in the Diyarbekir vilayet in. In 1914, it was populated by 100 Syriacs, according to the list presented to the Paris Peace Conference by the Assyro-Chaldean delegation. By 1914, it was situated in the Bafaya nahiyah of the kaza of Beşiri. No survivors of the Sayfo are attested from this area.