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Mardin
A mesmerizing hilltop city of honey-colored stone buildings cascading down to the Mesopotamian plains, a living museum of Syriac, Arab, and Turkish culture.
55 km · about 65 min drive
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Midyat
Mardin, Turkey · Asia
About Midyat
Midyat sits on the route: 10 minutes from Yolbaşı, 55km from Mardin.
Midyat is in Mardin, Turkey, with about 76,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Yolbaşı, about 4 km away.
Midyat (Syriac: ܡܕܝܕ, romanized: Mëḏyaḏ, Kurdish: Midyad, Arabic: مديات) is a municipality and district of Mardin Province, Turkey. Its area is 1,241 km2, and its population is 120,069 (2022).
The town is populated by Kurds, Mhallami and Assyrians. The old Estel neighborhood is about 80 to 85%Read more
Kurdish-populated.
Midyat was originally made up of mostly Syriac Orthodox, Catholic, and Protestant Christians. The spoken language of Midyat was until recently modern Aramaic (Surayt) and the town has throughout history been considered the capital of the Tur Abdin region, the heartland of Syriac Christianity.
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Within an hour or so of Midyat: Mardin (55 km).
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Midyat is in Mardin, Turkey, about 4 km from Yolbaşı.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 76,268
- Continent
- Asia
- Country
- Turkey
- Region
- Mardin
- Timezone
- Europe/Istanbul
- Coordinates
- 37.4191, 41.3391
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