Karasey Harabeleri
Karasey Harabeleri is a ruins in Artuklu, Mardin Province. Karasey Harabeleri is situated nearby to the locality Dara Dam, as well as near the village Ambar.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Dara.
Dara
Photo: Nevit, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dara 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. Dara is situated 2 km west of Karasey Harabeleri.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dara Dam and Dara.
Dara Dam
Locality
The Dara Dam was a Roman arch dam at Dara 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.
Dara
Village
Dara, formerly Oğuz, is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Artuklu, Mardin Province in Turkey. The village is populated by Kurds and had a population of 1,029 in 2021.
Ambar
Village
Embarê is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Artuklu, Mardin Province in Turkey. The village had a population of 319 in 2021. Ambar is situated 4 km southwest of Karasey Harabeleri.
Karasey Harabeleri
- Type: Ruins
- Category: historic site
- Location: Artuklu, Mardin Province, Turkey, Eastern Mediterranean Europe, Europe
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Latitude
37.18515° or 37° 11′ 7″ northLongitude
40.96483° or 40° 57′ 53″ eastOpen location code
8H925XP7+3WOpenStreetMap ID
way 124052309OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruins
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