Halku

Halku is a village in , . Halku is situated nearby to the suburb , as well as near the village .

Places of Interest

Highlights include 7 April Stadium and Church of Saint Jacob of Nisibis.

Sports venue
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is a multipurpose in the Syrian city of . It is mostly used for football matches and is home to the Syrian 1st Division football club Al-Jihad SC. It has a capacity of 10,000 spectators.

Church
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Mar Yakov Church or Mor Yakup Church, also known as the Church of Saint Jacob in Nisibis, is a historic church in , southeastern . Archaeological excavations revealed that the 4th-century church building was originally the baptistery of a cathedral, which no longer exists. is situated 3½ km north of Halku.

Mosque
Zeynel Abiddin Mosque Complex is a historic religious building complex in , , southeastern . It is located in the Nusaybin district of at. is situated 3½ km north of Halku.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Qamishli and Nusaybin.

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is a city in the , on the border with Turkey, facing the city of on the side of the border.

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is a city in , with a predominantly Kurdish population in 2023 of 119,000. It's on the border with Syria but there is nowadays no crossing here, and the north-south road has been torn up and replaced by a minefield.

Suburb
is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of , in . The village is populated by Kurds of the Koçekan tribe and had a population of 2,289 in 2021. is situated 7 km north of Halku.

Halku

Latitude
37.03363° or 37° 2′ 1″ north
Longitude
41.21585° or 41° 12′ 57″ east
Elevation
439 metres (1,440 feet)
Open location code
8H9326M8+F8
Open­Street­Map ID
node 572575550
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
170031
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Turkish—“Halku” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “حلكو”
  • French: “Halku”
  • German: “Halku”
  • Turkish: “Ḩalkū”

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