Taşhöyük

Taşhöyük is a village in the Cizre District of in Turkey. The village is populated by Kurds of the Amara, Meman and Omerkan tribes and had a population of 385 in 2021.
  • Village with about 310 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of around 560 metres (1,830 feet)
  • Description: village in Cizre, Şırnak, southeastern Turkey
  • Also known as
    “Girgevir”
    “Girigever”
    “Taşhöyük, Cizre”
    “Tashueyuek”
    “Taşhüyük”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Varlık and Erdem.
is a village in the Cizre District of in Turkey.
is a village in the Cizre District of in Turkey.
is a village in the Cizre District of in Turkey. is situated 3 km north of Taşhöyük.
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Latitude
37.20881° or 37° 12′ 32″ north
Longitude
42.05635° or 42° 3′ 23″ east
Open location code
8H946354+GG
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In Other Languages

From Azerbaijani to Yoruba—“Taşhöyük” goes by many names.
  • Azerbaijani: “Daşhöyük (Cizrə)”
  • Azerbaijani: “Daşhöyük”
  • Cebuano: “Girigevir”
  • Chechen: “ТашхӀуьйуьк”
  • Dutch: “Taşhüyük”
  • German: “Taşhüyük”
  • Hungarian: “Taşhüyük”
  • Kurdish: “Girgewr, Cizîr”
  • Kurdish: “Girgewr”
  • Tatar: “Ташхүюк (Җизре)”
  • Tatar: “Ташхүюк”
  • Turkish: “Taşhüyük, Cizre”
  • Turkish: “Taşhüyük”
  • Uzbek: “Taşhöyük”
  • Vietnamese: “Taşhöyük”
  • Vietnamese: “Taşhüyük, Cizre”
  • Yoruba: “Taşhüyük”

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