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Calpinar Destination Guide

Discover Calpinar in Turkey

Calpinar in the region of Mardin with its 1,294 habitants is a town located in Turkey - some 483 mi or ( 777 km ) East of Ankara , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Calpinar

Local time in Calpinar is now 04:10 AM (Saturday) . 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, Ad Darbasiyah, Al Hasakah, Yolbasi, and Yenice. When in this area, you might want to check out Mosul . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Calpinar ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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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.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 37.33 41.17 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Geography of Mardin Province, Monasteries, Nestorianism

Gelinkaya

Gelinkaya (former Keverhavar) is a town in Midyat district of Mardin Province, Turkey. The town is situated at {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:37|25|N|41|16|E||| | |name= }} in Southeastern Anatolia. Turkish state highway D.380 is to the north and Midyat is to the east of the town. The distance to Midyat is about 10 kilometres . The population of Gelinkaya is 5203 as of 2011. The area around Gelinkaya was frequently plundered by the Assyrians in the ancient ages.

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Located at 37.42 41.27 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Midyat District, Populated places in Mardin Province, Southeastern Anatolia Region, Towns in Turkey

Historical Weather

temperature and rainfall during the year in Calpinar