Birecik
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Birecik is a historic town on the banks of the Euphrates River in southeastern Turkey, known for its ancient fortress and as a habitat of the endangered northern bald ibis.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
populated place
ⓘ
town ⓘ |
| administrativeType | district center ⓘ |
| bridgeCrosses | Euphrates River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Turkey ⓘ |
| economyAffectedBy | Birecik Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBridge | Birecik Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasClimate | semi-arid climate ⓘ |
| hasCulturalHeritage |
Ottoman-era buildings
ⓘ
medieval fortress ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
agriculture
ⓘ
fishing ⓘ trade ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
Birecik Fortress
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
ancient fortress on the Euphrates ⓘ historic town center ⓘ |
| hasMinorityLanguage |
Arabic
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kurdish ⓘ |
| hasNearbyDam | Birecik Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasProtectedArea |
northern bald ibis breeding station
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
northern bald ibis sanctuary ⓘ |
| hasTraditionalCraft |
boat building
ⓘ
ceramics ⓘ |
| hasTraditionalFood | local kebab dishes ⓘ |
| hasWildlife | northern bald ibis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
Commagene
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Northern Mesopotamia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Birecik Castle
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
conservation of northern bald ibis ⓘ habitat of the northern bald ibis ⓘ historic architecture ⓘ pottery production ⓘ traditional river boats ⓘ |
| languageUsed | Turkish NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Southeastern Anatolia Region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Upper Mesopotamia NERFINISHED ⓘ Şanlıurfa Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInCountrySubdivision | southeastern Turkey ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Euphrates River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearBorderWith | Syria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Birecik District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religionMajority | Islam ⓘ |
| riverBankLocation | left bank of the Euphrates River ⓘ |
| timeZone | TRT ⓘ |
| transportInfrastructure |
highway connections to Gaziantep
ⓘ
highway connections to Şanlıurfa ⓘ |
| utcOffset | +03:00 ⓘ |
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