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Bilgekoy Destination Guide

Discover Bilgekoy in Turkey

Bilgekoy in the region of Mardin is a place located in Turkey - some 450 mi or ( 724 km ) East of Ankara , the country's capital .

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Local time in Bilgekoy is now 02:01 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Istanbul " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Mosul, Aleppo, Ad Darbasiyah, Al Hasakah, and Viranşehir. When in this area, you might want to check out Mosul . We discovered some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Bilgekoy ? 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

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 0 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

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 1 km away
Tags: Populated places in Mardin Province

Mor Hananyo Monastery

Deyr ul-Zafaran Monastery is an important Syriac Orthodox monastery near the city of Mardin in Turkey. The monastery is located in the area known as Tur Abdin, the motherland of the Assyrian/Syriacs. It is usually better known by its nickname, the 'Saffron Monastery' . This name is derived from the warm colour of its stone.

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Located at 37.30 40.79 (Lat./Long.); Less than 26 km away
Tags: 493 establishments, Assyrian settlements, Buildings and structures in Mardin Province, Christian monasteries established in the 5th century, Christian monasteries in Turkey, Syriac Orthodox monasteries, Syriac people