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Sevi Destination Guide

Touring Sevi in Turkey

Sevi in the region of Şırnak is a city located in Turkey - some 518 mi or ( 833 km ) East of Ankara , the country's capital city .

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Time in Sevi is now 12:19 AM (Monday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Istanbul " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your travel resources, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Mosul, Al Hasakah, Yagizoymak, Tatvan, and Tililan. Being here already, consider visiting Mosul . Check out our recommendations for Sevi ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

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.

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Located at 37.41 42.08 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: History of Kurdistan

Kefshenne

Kayalı is a small importing village in the southeast of Turkey, in Şırnak Province, near Mardin Province. Kayalı is between the cities of Midyat and İdil (Azekh, Beth zabday) near the Syriac Orthodox Mor Gabriel Monastery.

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Located at 37.34 41.89 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tags: Populated places in Şırnak Province, Tur Abdin

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.

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Located at 37.31 42.14 (Lat./Long.); Less than 26 km away
Tags: 1989 in Turkey, 1990s in Turkey, Crimes against humanity, European Court of Human Rights cases involving Turkey, History of Kurdistan, History of Şırnak Province, Military history of Turkey

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