Explore Orencik in Turkey
Orencik in the region of Şırnak is a place in Turkey - some 530 mi or ( 854 km ) East of Ankara , the country's capital city .
Time in Orencik is now 06:17 AM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Istanbul " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Baghdad, Mosul, Sarmasaq at Tahtani, Ar Ruhaybah, and Khirbat 'Adhban. Since you are here already, consider visiting Baghdad . We saw some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Orencik ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Cizre Camileri Medreseleri - 1
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Mardin's Fascinating and Ancient Bazaar, Southeastern Turkey
www.TravelsWithSheila.com It helped that our trip into the Mardin Bazaar began with the sight of a blacksmith shoeing a horse that was so stressed (or excited) that its 5th leg was in prominent eviden ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Yeşilyurt Feces Case
The Yeşilyurt Feces Case refers to the affair that Turkish gendarmeirs under the command of the "security commander of Silopi-Judi" ("Silopi-Cudi Güvenlik Komutanı") Major Cafer Tayyar Çağlayan forced villagers to eat feces on the night of January 14–15, 1989 in Yeşilyurt (Cinibir) village of Cizre district and related trials.
Located at 37.31 42.14 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Al-Malikiyah
Al-Malikiyah is a small Syrian city and the center of an administrative district belonging to Al-Hasakah Governorate. The district constitutes the northeastern corner of the country. The Tigris river defines the border that separates Syrian from Turkish and Iraqi territories. The population enjoys demographic and ethnic diversity that is characteristic of most of Al-Hasakah Governorate. The town is inhabited by Assyrians/Syriacs, Arabs, Kurds, and Armenians.
Located at 37.17 42.13 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Cizre Dam
The Cizre Dam is a proposed dam on the Tigris River north of Cizre, Turkey. The Cizre Dam is to be built in conjunction and downstream of the Ilisu Dam. The Cizre Dam is also one of the planned dams of Turkey's Southeastern Anatolia Project (GAP). The purpose of the Cizre Dam is irrigation, hydro-power and to control the tailwaters of the Ilisu Dam. A tender for the Cizre Dam was issued in May 2008.
Located at 37.36 42.15 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Ain Diwar Bridge
The Ain Diwar Bridge is a ruined masonry arch Roman bridge, 3.5 km northeast of the town of Ain Diwar, Syria. The bridge is within vicinity of the Syria, Iraq and Turkey border region and about 500m west of the Tigris River of which it used to cross. The Ain Diwar bridge was built in the 2nd century by the Romans to give them access to Eastern Anatolia. The Romans also previously set up the Bezabde Camp nearby. It was refurbished by the Seljuks and Arabs in the late 12th or early 13th century.
Located at 37.31 42.22 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Pinaka, Corduene
Pinaka, or Pinaca was name of a city in Corduene on the northern shores of Tigris fortified by three citadels on three surrounding hills. It is mentioned by Classic authors such as Strabo and Ammanianus.
Located at 37.41 42.08 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
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