Mardin Ridge
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Mardin Ridge is a prominent elevated landform in southeastern Turkey that overlooks and shapes the historic city of Mardin and its surroundings.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mardin Ridge canonical | 1 |
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
landform
ⓘ
ridge ⓘ |
| associatedWith | historic city of Mardin ⓘ |
| country | Turkey ⓘ |
| elevatedAbove | Mardin plain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geologicalContext | part of uplifted structures of southeastern Turkey ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificanceFor | Mardin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
gentler northern slopes
ⓘ
steep southern escarpment ⓘ |
| hasLandUse |
historical architecture along its face
ⓘ
terraced housing on slopes ⓘ |
| hasViewOf | northern Mesopotamia ⓘ |
| influences |
local microclimate of Mardin
ⓘ
settlementPatternOf Mardin ⓘ |
| isBackdropOf | Mardin cityscape ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Southeastern Anatolia Region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Syrian border ⓘ |
| orientation | east–west ⓘ |
| overlooks |
Mardin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mesopotamian plain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Mardin Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shapes | urbanFormOf Mardin ⓘ |
| topographicRole | marks transition from Anatolian plateau to Mesopotamian lowlands ⓘ |
| usedFor | defensive advantage in history ⓘ |
| visibleFrom | Mardin–Kızıltepe plain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.