diff --git a/history/provinces/e_arabia.txt b/history/provinces/e_arabia.txt
index f675dbe46..8ebe79c8f 100644
--- a/history/provinces/e_arabia.txt
+++ b/history/provinces/e_arabia.txt
@@ -969,7 +969,7 @@
 ###c_socotra
 1369 = {	# Socotra/Tamrida aka b_suq-socotra
 	culture = yemeni
-	religion = nestorian
+	religion = majlisi
 	holding = castle_holding
 }
 1310 = {	# Qualnsiyah
diff --git a/history/provinces/e_mashriq.txt b/history/provinces/e_mashriq.txt
index 379a2e16b..e215dd6d2 100644
--- a/history/provinces/e_mashriq.txt
+++ b/history/provinces/e_mashriq.txt
@@ -285,14 +285,14 @@
 4869 = {	# 4869 - Edessa
 	
 	# Misc
-	culture = syrian
-	religion = orthodox
+	culture = kurd
+	religion = majlisi
 }
 
 # 4870 - HARRAN
 4870 = {	# Misc
 	culture = syrian
-	religion = orthodox
+	religion = majlisi
 }
 
 # 4871 - TALL_MAUZAN