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Bismil Destination Guide

Discover Bismil in Turkey

Bismil in the region of Diyarbakır with its 74,493 habitants is a town located in Turkey - some 444 mi or ( 714 km ) East of Ankara , the country's capital .

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Local time in Bismil is now 05:51 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Istanbul " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Mosul, Aleppo, Ad Darbasiyah, Viranşehir, and Kerh. When in this area, you might want to check out Mosul . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Bismil ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Tushhan

Tushhan or Tušhan was a northern Assyrian provincial capital in the upper Tigris river valley, on the south bank. It was inhabited since Mittani period, and mainly during the Neo-Assyrian period during the Iron Age. Tushan has been identified with the modern Ziyaret Tepe, Diyarbakir Province, Turkey. Ziyaret Tepe Tushhan is located in TurkeyZiyaret TepeZiyaret Tepe Coordinates: {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:37|47|37|N|40|47|035|E|type:city | |name= }}

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 37.79 40.79 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Turkey, Assyria, Former populated places in Turkey, Geography of Diyarbakır Province, History of Diyarbakır Province

Türbe

Türbe is the Turkish word for "tomb", and for the characteristic mausoleums, often relatively small, of Ottoman royalty and notables. It is related to the Arabic turba, which can also mean a mausoleum, but more often a funerary complex, or a plot in a cemetery.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 37.72 40.57 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Tags: Mausoleums in Turkey, Ottoman architecture, Turkish words and phrases

Historical Weather

temperature and rainfall during the year in Bismil

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Information of geographic nature is based on public data provided by geonames.org, CIA world facts book, Unesco, DBpedia and wikipedia. Weather is based on NOAA GFS.