Turkey
Mardin Province
Artuklu

Eskikale

Eskikale is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of , in . The village is populated by Kurds and had a population of 141 in 2021.
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  • Type: Village with 263 residents
  • Description: mahalle (administrative quarter) in Artuklu, Mardin, southeastern Turkey
  • Also known as: “Eskikale, Artuklu”, “Kaletmara”, “Kaletülmara”, “Kalitmara”, and “Kalitmera”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Mardin Castle and Great Mosque of Mardin.

Castle
Photo: MSinjari, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a 3,000 year old defensive fortification in the city of , Turkey. It is known as the Eagle's Nest. The castle has been used as a military base as part of a NATO agreement and hosts a radar station due to its position 1,000 meters above the Mesopotamian plain. is situated 3½ km west of Eskikale.

Mosque
Photo: Ibosimsek02, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is situated 3 km west of Eskikale.

Church
Photo: Oystercard, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a church, which is situated 3½ km west of Eskikale.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Eryeri and Mardin.

Village
Photo: MikaelF, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of , in . The village is populated by Kurds of non-tribal affiliation and had a population of 1,341 in 2021. is situated 3 km southwest of Eskikale.

Photo: Nevit, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a historic city in , . The city is known for its fascinating architecture and location: heavily decorated stone buildings cascading down a mountain, overlooking the vast expanse of the Mesopotamian plains below.

Village
is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of , in . The village is populated by Kurds and had a population of 126 in 2021. is situated 4 km southeast of Eskikale.

Eskikale

Latitude
37.30623° or 37° 18′ 22″ north
Longitude
40.77389° or 40° 46′ 26″ east
Population
263
Elevation
962 metres (3,156 feet)
Open location code
8H928Q4F+FH
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2801621011
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
315246
Wiki­data ID
Q3671844
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Yoruba—“Eskikale” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Eskikale”
  • Catalan: “Eskikale”
  • Cebuano: “Eskikale”
  • Chechen: “Эскикале”
  • Czech: “Eskikale”
  • Danish: “Eskikale”
  • Dutch: “Eskikale”
  • Finnish: “Eskikale”
  • French: “Eskikale”
  • Galician: “Eskikale”
  • German: “Eskikale”
  • Indonesian: “Eskikale”
  • Irish: “Eskikale”
  • Italian: “Eskikale”
  • Kurdish: “Qelitmera”
  • Kurdish: “قەلتمەرا”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Eskikale”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Eskikale”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Eskikale”
  • Polish: “Eskikale”
  • Portuguese: “Eskikale”
  • Romanian: “Eskikale”
  • Russian: “Kaletyul’mara”
  • Russian: “Эски-Кале”
  • Scots: “Eskikale”
  • Slovak: “Eskikale”
  • Slovenian: “Eskikale”
  • Spanish: “Eskikale”
  • Swedish: “Eskikale”
  • Tagalog: “Eskikale”
  • Tatar: “Эскикале”
  • Turkish: “Eskikale, Artuklu”
  • Turkish: “Eskikale”
  • Uzbek: “Eskikale”
  • Vietnamese: “Eskikale, Mardin”
  • Vietnamese: “Eskikale”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Eskikale”
  • Yoruba: “Eskikale”
  • “Eskikale”

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