Arabic: نصيبين (Naṣībīn)
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Naṣībīn (Nusaybin) is a historic city in southeastern Turkey near the Syrian border, known since antiquity as Nisibis and noted for its strategic location and early Christian heritage.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Naṣībīn | 0 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
city
ⓘ
human settlement ⓘ populated place ⓘ |
| adjacentTo | Qamishli NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderWith | Qamishli NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| controlledBy |
Byzantine Empire (historically)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Islamic caliphates (historically) NERFINISHED ⓘ Ottoman Empire (historically) NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman Empire (historically) NERFINISHED ⓘ Sasanian Empire (historically) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Turkey ⓘ |
| hasArabicName | نصيبين NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasClimate | semi-arid climate ⓘ |
| hasEducationHistory | site of the School of Nisibis ⓘ |
| hasEthnicCommunity |
Arab population
ⓘ
Assyrian/Syriac population (historically significant) ⓘ Kurdish population ⓘ |
| hasFeature | border crossing between Turkey and Syria ⓘ |
| hasHeritage |
Christian monasteries in surrounding region
ⓘ
Syriac Christian scholarly tradition ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalName |
Naṣībīn
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nisibis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLanguageUsage |
Arabic
ⓘ
Kurdish ⓘ Turkish ⓘ |
| hasLatinName | Nisibis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasReligionHistory |
important center of Syriac Christianity
ⓘ
important center of early Christianity ⓘ |
| hasStrategicRole | military frontier city in Late Antiquity ⓘ |
| hasSyriacName | Nsibin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTurkishName | Nusaybin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
early Christian heritage
ⓘ
role in Roman–Persian frontier ⓘ strategic location ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Upper Mesopotamia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
southeastern Turkey ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeEntity | Mardin Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Syrian border ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Silk Road (historical route)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Turkish–Syrian border NERFINISHED ⓘ trade routes between Mesopotamia and Anatolia ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | near the Jaghjagh River ⓘ |
| partOf |
Jazira region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mardin metropolitan area (administratively and regionally) NERFINISHED ⓘ historical region of Mesopotamia ⓘ |
| presentIn | Republic of Turkey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeInhabited | antiquity to present ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.