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Aksu Destination Guide

Delve into Aksu in Turkey

Aksu in the region of Mardin with its 186 residents is a city in Turkey - some 446 mi or ( 718 km ) East of Ankara , the country's capital .

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Current time in Aksu is now 05:40 PM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Istanbul " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your travel modalities, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Mosul, Aleppo, Ad Darbasiyah, Al Hasakah, and Yaprakbasi. While being here, make sure to check out Mosul . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Aksu ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Tûra Arî ya Newrozê 2012 - Heskêf (Hasankeyf) I

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Tûra Arî ya Newrozê, Bidungsreise Diyarbakir - Wan, vom 17. bis 22. März 2012 - Eine Station dieser Reise war die im kurdischen Teil der Türkei gelegene antike Stadt Heskêf (türk.Hasankeyf) am Tigris, ..

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Interesting facts about this location

Bilge, Mardin

Bilge is a village in the Mazıdağı district of Mardin Province in the Southeastern Anatolia Region of Turkey.

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Located at 37.47 40.58 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Populated places in Mardin Province

Mardin engagement ceremony massacre

The Mardin engagement ceremony massacre was a massacre at an engagement ceremony, where at least forty-four people were killed on May 4, 2009, in the village of Bilge in Mazıdağı district of south-eastern Mardin Province in Turkey. The attack was perpetrated by at least two masked assailants using grenades and automatic weapons, who authorities believe are involved in a feud between two families. According to some sources it was a feud inside the Kurdish Çelebi clan.

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Located at 37.47 40.59 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: 2009 in Turkey, History of Mardin Province, History of the Kurdish people, Mass murder in 2009, Massacres in Turkey, Terrorist incidents in 2009

Göksu Dam

Göksu Dam is a dam in Turkey. The development was backed by the Turkish State Hydraulic Works.

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Located at 37.68 40.44 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Tags: Dams in 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.

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Located at 37.72 40.57 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: Mausoleums in Turkey, Ottoman architecture, Turkish words and phrases

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