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Başkavak, Turkey

Başkavak is a town of 2,032 people in Mardin, Turkey.

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Population2,032 GeoNames
RegionMardin
Elevation803 m 2,635 ft
Time zoneEurope/Istanbul
Nearest airportMardin Prof. Dr. Aziz Sancar Airport (MQM) 44 km

About Başkavak

Başkavak (Arabic: الأحمدي, Syriac: Aḥmadī) is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Savur, Mardin Province in Turkey. The village is populated by Arabic-speaking Mhallami and had a population of 2,014 in 2021. Members of the Naqshbandi sayyid Beyt Hamidi family also reside in the village who maintain followers in nearby settlements. It is located in the historic region of Bēth Muḥallam in Tur Abdin.

From the Wikipedia article Başkavak, Savur (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Churches and places of worship3

Başkavak Maahllesi Yeni Camii

Place of worship · Sunni

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Çeşmebaşı Cami

Place of worship · Sunni · 1.5 km

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Hıdır Camii

Place of worship

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Healthcare5

Savur Devlet Hastanesi

Hospital · 2.2 km

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Kavak Eczanesi

Clinic and pharmacy · 2.1 km

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Şahin Eczanesi

Clinic and pharmacy · 2.2 km

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Sürgücü Eczanesi

Clinic and pharmacy · 2.2 km

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Yavuz Eczanesi

Clinic and pharmacy · 2.2 km

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History

Aḥmadī (today called Başkavak) was historically inhabited by Syriac Orthodox Christians. A small church was built in the village by Yuhanna, metropolitan of Mardin (r. 1125–1165). Patriarch Ignatius Jacob I (r. 1510/1512–1517/1519) was born at Aḥmadī. 6 deacons were ordained for the Syriac Orthodox Church of the Mother of God at Aḥmadī in 1587 (AG 1898). The village's population converted to Islam in 1583 or c. 1609 to escape persecution.

From the History section of Başkavak, Savur on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Map of Başkavak

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Getting there and nearby towns

Mardin Prof. Dr. Aziz Sancar Airport (MQM) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 44 km away.

  • Savur 3 km south, about 3 min by car
  • Mardin 31 km southwest, about 31 min by car
  • Erköklü 40 km northeast, about 40 min by car
  • Batman 42 km northeast, about 42 min by car
  • Midyat 43 km east, about 43 min by car
  • Demiryol 46 km northeast, about 46 min by car
  • Hasankeyf 48 km east, about 48 min by car
  • Kızıltepe 50 km southwest, about 50 min by car
  • Nusaybin 62 km southeast, about 1 h by car
  • Diyarbakır 71 km northwest, about 1 h 15 min by car

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