Şıh Maksut

Şıh Maksut is a suburb in , and has about 7,920 residents. Şıh Maksut is situated nearby to the suburb , as well as near .
  • Type: Suburb with 7,920 residents
  • Description: mahalle (administrative quarter) in Eyyübiye, Şanlıurfa, southeastern Turkey
  • Also known as: “Şıh Maksut Mah.”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Şanlıurfa Castle and Balıklıgöl.

Castle
Photo: Kpisimon, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, or Urfa Castle in short, is a castle overlooking the city center of Şanlıurfa, . The castle was built by the Osroene in antiquity and the current walls were constructed by the Abbasids in 814 AD.

Pond
Photo: Anadolu, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, is a pool in the southwest of the city center of , Turkey known in Jewish and Islamic legends as the place where Nimrod threw Abraham into a fire. and neighbouring Aynzeliha pools are among the most visited places in Şanlıurfa.

Mosque
Photo: Dosseman, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The 12th-century Grand Mosque of Urfa is a congregational mosque in , . It was probably built on the site of an earlier Christian church, in this case possibly one dedicated to St.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Urfa and Haliliye.

Photo: Anadolu, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a city in , and the provincial capital of Şanlıurfa Province. The city is about 80 km east of the Euphrates River, and with a population of 600 thousand is smaller than nearby .

Town
is a municipality and district of , . Its area is 1,924 km2, and its population is 396,656. The district was created at the 2013 reorganisation from part of the former central district of Şanlıurfa Province, along with the new districts and . is situated 3 km north of Şıh Maksut.

Suburb
is a neighbourhood of the municipality and district of , , . Its population is 7,813. Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town. is situated 5 km east of Şıh Maksut.

Şıh Maksut

Latitude
37.13979° or 37° 8′ 23″ north
Longitude
38.78938° or 38° 47′ 22″ east
Population
7,920
Open location code
8G9W4QQQ+WQ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 7842387836
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Wiki­data ID
Q109385079
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In Other Languages

From German to Turkish—“Şıh Maksut” goes by many names.
  • German: “Şıh Maksut”
  • Turkish: “Şıh Maksut, Eyyübiye”
  • Turkish: “Şıh Maksut”
  • “Şıh Maksut”

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