Karakum
Karakum is a sand area in Diyarbakır Province, Turkey. Karakum is situated nearby to the locality Madrap, as well as near Zorava.Places of Interest
Highlights include Üçtepe Mound.
Üçtepe Mound
Archaeological site
Üçtepe Höyük is an ancient Near East archaeological site in Diyarbakır Province, Turkey about 40 kilometers southeast of the modern city of Diyarbakır and about 10 kilometers southwest of modern Bismil. Üçtepe Mound is situated 4 km southwest of Karakum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Göksu and Köseli.
Göksu
Village
Göksu is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Bismil, Diyarbakır Province in Turkey. Its population is 731. Göksu is situated 3 km southwest of Karakum.
Köseli
Suburb
Photo: Dûrzan cîrano, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Köseli is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Bismil, Diyarbakır Province in Turkey. The village is populated by Turkmens who adhere to Alevism and by Kurds of the Bekiran tribe. It had a population of 2,842 in 2022. Köseli is situated 3 km east of Karakum.
Üçtepe
Village
Üçtepe formerly Kerh or Kerh-i Dicle, is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Bismil, Diyarbakır Province in Turkey. The village is populated by Kurds and had a population of 2,157 in 2022. Üçtepe is situated 4 km southwest of Karakum.
Karakum
- Type: Sand area
- Categories: sand area and landform
- Location: Diyarbakır Province, Turkey, Eastern Mediterranean Europe, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Turkish—“Karakum” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Karakum”
- Turkish: “Karakum”
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