Nusaybin
E849609
Nusaybin is a historic city in southeastern Turkey, near the Syrian border, long known as an important cultural and religious center in Upper Mesopotamia.
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
city
ⓘ
populated place ⓘ |
| ancientName |
Naṣībīn
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nesbin NERFINISHED ⓘ Nisibis NERFINISHED ⓘ Nusaybin (Syriac form: Nisibin) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderGateWith | Qamishli border crossing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate |
hot-summer Mediterranean climate
ⓘ
semi-arid characteristics ⓘ |
| country | Turkey ⓘ |
| hasEducationalInstitutionHistorically | School of Nisibis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEvent |
Syrian Civil War spillover incidents
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
urban clashes in 2015–2016 ⓘ |
| hasLandmark |
Mor Yakup Church
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Zeynel Abidin Mosque NERFINISHED ⓘ ancient Roman bridge remains (nearby) ⓘ historic city walls (remains) ⓘ |
| hasMajorityPopulation | Kurds NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMinorityPopulation |
Arabs
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Assyrians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMunicipalityType | district municipality ⓘ |
| historicallyControlledBy |
Artuqids
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Byzantine Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Islamic Caliphates NERFINISHED ⓘ Ottoman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Sasanian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Mesopotamia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| is | district of Mardin Province ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Syriac Christian heritage
ⓘ
ancient schools of theology ⓘ being an important cultural center in Upper Mesopotamia ⓘ being an important religious center in Late Antiquity ⓘ |
| languageCommonlySpoken |
Kurdish
ⓘ
Turkish ⓘ |
| languageHistoricallySpoken |
Arabic
ⓘ
Syriac NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Mardin Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Southeastern Anatolia Region NERFINISHED ⓘ Upper Mesopotamia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Qamishli NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Silk Road (historical trade route)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Turkish–Syrian border NERFINISHED ⓘ route between Diyarbakır and Mosul ⓘ |
| locatedOnBorderWith | Syria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Jaghjagh River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Mardin metropolitan area (administrative)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Republic of Turkey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religionHistoricallyImportantFor |
Christianity
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ Judaism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeZone | TRT (UTC+3) ⓘ |
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