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Akarsu Destination Guide

Touring Akarsu in Turkey

Akarsu in the region of Mardin with its 5,440 citizens is located in Turkey - some 480 mi or ( 773 km ) East of Ankara , the country's capital city .

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Time in Akarsu is now 06:06 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Istanbul " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Baghdad, Mosul, Aleppo, Ad Darbasiyah, and Amude. Being here already, consider visiting Baghdad . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Akarsu ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Food Stalls and Restaurants in Mardin, Southeastern Turkey

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Interesting facts about this location

Mount Izla

Mt. Izla (Syriac: ܛܘܪܐ ܕܐܝܙܠܐ Turo d'Izlo), also Mountain of Nisibis, or briefly in the 9th century, Mt. Kashyari, is a low mountain or ridge near Nisibis in what once was Sassanid Persia, but is now southeastern Turkey, along the border with Syria. The ridge is the location of dozens of ancient monasteries which were built in the early centuries of Christianity. In modern times, all of the monasteries are in ruins except for that of Saint Melke, Mor Malke Monastery.

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Located at 37.33 41.17 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: Geography of Mardin Province, Monasteries, Nestorianism

Amuda

Amuda is a town in Al Hasakah Governorate in northeastern Syria. Amuda has a mostly Kurdish population with a significant Assyrian population. On November 13, 1960, the village was the site of a tragedy in which 152 children were killed in a fire at a movie theatre. As of 20th July 2012, the area has come under the control of the Popular Protection Units (commonly known as YPG).

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Located at 37.10 40.93 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: Populated places in al-Qamishli District, Towns in Syria

Mardin Province

Mardin Province is a province of Turkey with a population of 744,606. The population was 835,173 in 2000. The capital of the Mardin Province is Mardin . Located near the traditional boundary of Anatolia and Mesopotamia, it has a diverse population, composed by Kurdish, Turkish, Arab and Syriac people.

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Located at 37.36 40.91 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
Tags: Assyrian settlements, Kurdistan, Tur Abdin

Urkesh

Urkesh or Urkish is a tell, or settlement mound, located in the foothills of the Taurus Mountains in Al-Hasakah Governorate, northeastern Syria. It was founded during the fourth millennium BC possibly by the Hurrians on a site which appears to have been inhabited previously for a few centuries.

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Located at 37.06 41.00 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
Tags: Akkadian Empire, Archaeological sites in al-Hasakah Governorate, Bronze Age sites in Syria, Former populated places in Syria, Hurrian cities, Neolithic sites in Syria, Tur Abdin, Urkesh

Nusaybin railway station

Nusaybin Railway Station is a railway station in the town of Nusaybin, Turkey next to the Turkey/Syria border. The station is the easternmost station in Turkey on the Baghdad Railway. The station was opened on October 25, 1918 by the Baghdad Railway. As of now, the station has no passenger service.

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Located at 37.08 41.23 (Lat./Long.); Less than 23 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in Mardin, Railway stations in Turkey, Railway stations opened in 1918

Historical Weather

temperature and rainfall during the year in Akarsu

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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.