Turkey
Gaziantep Province
Karkamış İlçesi

Yurtbağı

Yurtbağı, formerly and still informally called Merchamis, is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of , , . The village is inhabited by Turkmens of the Barak tribe and had a population of 163 in 2022.
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  • Type: Village with 173 residents
  • Description: mahalle (adminstrative quarter) in Karkamış, Gaziantep, south-central Turkey
  • Also known as: “Merc Hamis”, “Mercihamis”, “Yurtbagi”, “Yurtbağı, Karkamış”, and “Yurtbagy”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Carchemish and Karkamış Dam.

Photo: JoJan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, also spelled Karkemish, was an important ancient capital in the northern part of the region of Syria. At times during its history the city was independent, but it was also part of the Mitanni, Hittite and Neo-Assyrian Empires. is situated 4 km south of Yurtbağı.

Dam
is one of the 21 dams of the Southeastern Anatolia Project of . It is on the Euphrates River. The foundation of the dam was laid in 1996, and is 4.5 kilometres from the border. is situated 2½ km east of Yurtbağı.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Erenyolu and Yarımca.

Village
, formerly and still informally called Tilhabeş, is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of , , . The village had a population of 105 in 2022 and is inhabited by Turkmens of the Barak tribe. is situated 3 km northwest of Yurtbağı.

Village
is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of , , . The village had a population of 61 in 2022 and is inhabited by Turkmens of the Barak tribe. is situated 3 km southwest of Yurtbağı.

Village
is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of , , . The village had a population of 123 in 2022 and is inhabited by Turkmens of the Barak tribe. is situated 3 km northeast of Yurtbağı.

Yurtbağı

Latitude
36.86275° or 36° 51′ 46″ north
Longitude
38.00394° or 38° 0′ 14″ east
Population
173
Elevation
365 metres (1,198 feet)
Open location code
8G8WV273+4H
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2523335394
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
436246
Wiki­data ID
Q109961537
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In Other Languages

From German to Uzbek—“Yurtbağı” goes by many names.
  • German: “Yurtbağı”
  • Turkish: “Yurtbağı, Karkamış”
  • Turkish: “Yurtbağı”
  • Uzbek: “Yurtbağı”
  • “Yurtbağı”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Yurtbağı”. Photo: Moonik, CC BY-SA 3.0.