Turkey
Mardin Province
Artuklu

Kırklar Kilisesi

Kırklar Kilisesi is a church in , . Kırklar Kilisesi is situated nearby to the art gallery , as well as near .
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  • Type: Church
  • Description: church building in Mardin, Turkey
  • Also known as: “Mor Behnam”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Mardin Castle and Great Mosque of Mardin.

Castle
Photo: MSinjari, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a 3,000 year old defensive fortification in the city of , Turkey. It is known as the Eagle's Nest. The castle has been used as a military base as part of a NATO agreement and hosts a radar station due to its position 1,000 meters above the Mesopotamian plain. is situated 540 metres northeast of Kırklar Kilisesi.

Mosque
Photo: Ibosimsek02, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is situated 580 metres east of Kırklar Kilisesi.

Railway station
Mardin station is a railway station in on the Mardin-Senyurt Railway Line. The station is located 4.9 km away from Mardin. is situated 4 km southwest of Kırklar Kilisesi.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mardin and Yalım.

Photo: Nevit, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a historic city in , . The city is known for its fascinating architecture and location: heavily decorated stone buildings cascading down a mountain, overlooking the vast expanse of the Mesopotamian plains below.

Suburb
is a neighbourhood of the municipality and district of , , . Its population is 25,803. Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town. It is populated by Kurds of the Daşî and Meşkinan tribes.

Village
Photo: MikaelF, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of , in . The village is populated by Kurds of non-tribal affiliation and had a population of 1,341 in 2021. is situated 2½ km southeast of Kırklar Kilisesi.

Kırklar Kilisesi

Latitude
37.3135° or 37° 18′ 49″ north
Longitude
40.73282° or 40° 43′ 58″ east
Open location code
8H928P7M+94
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1466074455
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Wiki­data ID
Q5857908
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In Other Languages

From Kurdish to Turkish—“Kırklar Kilisesi” goes by many names.
  • Kurdish: “Dêra Çil Şehîdan, Mêrdîn”
  • Kurdish: “Dêra Çil Şehîdan”
  • Kurdish: “Dêra Çilan”
  • Kurdish: “Dêra Mor Behnam”
  • Kurdish: “دێرا چل شەهیدان، مێردین”
  • Turkish: “Kırklar kilisesi”
  • Turkish: “Kırklar Kilisesi”
  • Turkish: “Mor Benham”

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