Why visit Ambar
Townapedia lists 1 museum or landmark in and around town.
Highlights include Üçtepe Mound.
Weather in Ambar
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About Ambar
Ambar (Kurdish: Embar) is a neighbourhood of the municipality and district of Bismil, Diyarbakır Province, Turkey. Its population is 1,937 (2022). Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town (belde).
From the Wikipedia article Ambar, Bismil (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Museums and landmarks1
Üçtepe Mound
Monument and historic site · 3.2 km
Mound in Bismil, Diyarbakır, Turkey
History
Bulgarian refugees were settled in the village by the authorities to Turkify the region, however the settlers would become integrated into the surrounding Kurdish culture.
From the History section of Ambar, Bismil on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Map of Ambar
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Getting there and nearby towns
Diyarbakır Airport (DIY) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 29 km away.
- Üçtepe 3 km southeast, about 3 min by car
- Göksu 3 km southeast, about 3 min by car
- Sarıtoprak 5 km west, about 5 min by car
- Başaklı 7 km southwest, about 7 min by car
- Köseli 7 km east, about 7 min by car
- Diyarbakır 28 km west, about 28 min by car
- Batman 53 km east, about 53 min by car
- Mardin 63 km south, about 1 h by car
- Kızıltepe 74 km south, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Midyat 86 km southeast, about 1 h 30 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Embar, Dûrzan Cîrano, CC BY-SA 4.0
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