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Dirmaruk Destination Guide

Discover Dirmaruk in Turkey

Dirmaruk in the region of Mardin is a place located in Turkey - some 500 mi or ( 804 km ) East of Ankara , the country's capital .

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Local time in Dirmaruk is now 03:12 PM (Monday) . 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: Baghdad, Mosul, Ad Darbasiyah, Al Hasakah, and Yayvantepe. When in this area, you might want to check out Baghdad . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Dirmaruk ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Elbeğendi

Elbeğendi (Syriac: ܟܦܪܐ ܬܚܬܝܬܐ Kafro Tahtayto) is an Assyrian/Syriac village in Midyat District of Mardin Province, Turkey. It has a population of 50 persons, its inhabites are followers of the Syriac Orthodox Church. The syriac-aramaic name Kafro Tahtayto means lower village.

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Located at 37.28 41.41 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Assyrian settlements, Tur Abdin, Villages in Turkey

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 18 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in Mardin, Railway stations in Turkey, Railway stations opened in 1918

School of Nisibis

The School of Nisibis, for a time absorbed into the School of Edessa, was an educational establishment in Nisibis, modern-day Turkey. It was an important spiritual center of the early Church of the East, and like Gundeshapur, is sometimes referred to as the world's first university. The School had three primary departments teaching, Theology, Philosophy, and Medicine. The most famous of the School's teachers was Narsai who was previously heading the School of Edessa.

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Located at 37.07 41.22 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
Tags: Christian terms, Christianity in Turkey, Church of the East, Educational institutions established in the 4th century, Nestorianism, Osroene

Qamishli

Qamishli is a city in north eastern Syria on the border with Turkey, adjoining the Turkish city of Nusaybin, and close to Iraq. It is part of the Al-Hasakah Governorate, and is the administrative capital of the Qamishli District within the governorate.

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Located at 37.05 41.22 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
Tags: Al-Qamishli, Cities in Syria

Doğançay, Mardin

Doğançay is an Assyrian/Syriac village in the Midyat district of Mardin Province, Turkey. There is a monastery, called Mor Yuhanon (Syriac-Aramaic for Saint John) in Mizizah.

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Located at 37.37 41.45 (Lat./Long.); Less than 24 km away
Tags: Assyrian settlements, Tur Abdin, Villages in Turkey