Turkey
Mardin Province
Artuklu

Zelleka

Zelleka is a ruin in , . Zelleka is situated nearby to the village , as well as near .
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Dara.

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or Daras was an important East Roman fortress city in northern Mesopotamia on the border with the Sassanid Empire. Because of its great strategic importance, it featured prominently in the Roman-Persian conflicts. is situated 2 km east of Zelleka.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Yukarıaydınlı and Dara Dam.

Village
is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of , in . The village is populated by Kurds of the Dakoran and Qelenderan tribes and had a population of 422 in 2021. is situated 2½ km southwest of Zelleka.

Locality
The was a Roman arch dam at in Mesopotamia, a rare pre-modern example of this dam type. The modern identification of its site is uncertain, but may rather point to a common gravity dam. is situated 3 km east of Zelleka.

Village
, formerly Oğuz, is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of , in . The village is populated by Kurds and had a population of 1,029 in 2021. is situated 3 km east of Zelleka.

Zelleka

Latitude
37.17389° or 37° 10′ 26″ north
Longitude
40.92056° or 40° 55′ 14″ east
Elevation
572 metres (1,877 feet)
Open location code
8H925WFC+H6
Geo­Names ID
441763
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