Şeyh Mehmet Mezarlığı

Şeyh Mehmet Mezarlığı is an archaeological site in Bismil, Diyarbakır Province. Şeyh Mehmet Mezarlığı is situated near Tushhan, as well as near the village Bozçalı.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Tushhan.

Tushhan

Tushhan was a Neo-Assyrian provincial capital in the upper Tigris region.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tepe and Bozçalı.

Tepe

Village

Photo: Dûrzan cîrano, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Tepe is a neighbourhood of the municipality and district of Bismil, Diyarbakır Province, Turkey.

Bozçalı

Village

Photo: Dûrzan cîrano, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Bozçalı is a neighbourhood in the municipality and… Bozçalı is situated 2½ km northwest of Şeyh Mehmet Mezarlığı.

Sarıköy

Village

Sarıköy is a neighbourhood in the municipality and… Sarıköy is situated 3 km northeast of Şeyh Mehmet Mezarlığı.

Şeyh Mehmet Mezarlığı

Type: Archaeological site
Also known as: “Ziyaret Tepe” and “Ziyarettepe”
Categories: cemetery, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Bismil, Diyarbakır Province, Turkey, Eastern Mediterranean Europe, Europe
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Latitude

37.79356° or 37° 47′ 37″ north

Longitude

40.79245° or 40° 47′ 33″ east

Open location code

8H92QQVR+CX

OpenStreetMap ID

way 371068385

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=archaeological_site

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=cemetery

OpenStreetMap feature

man_made=mound

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