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Beşpınar, Turkey

Beşpınar is a town of 1,465 people in Diyarbakır Province, Turkey.

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Population1,465 GeoNames
Elevation682 m 2,238 ft
Time zoneEurope/Istanbul
Nearest airportDiyarbakır Airport (DIY) 19 km

Why visit Beşpınar

Townapedia lists 1 museum or landmark in and around town.

About Beşpınar

Beşpınar (Kurdish: Beşpînar) is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Çınar, Diyarbakır Province in Turkey. It is populated by Kurds and had a population of 1,465 in 2022.

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

Museums and landmarks1

Pornak Höyüğü

Monument and historic site · 2.1 km

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History

In 1939, 36 Bulgarian families were settled in Beşpınar in order to assimilate the local Kurds. However, only three families remained by 2017 of whom most were Kurdified.

From the History section of Beşpınar, Çınar on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Map of Beşpınar

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Getting there and nearby towns

Diyarbakır Airport (DIY) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 19 km away.

  • Ortaşar 8 km southwest, about 8 min by car
  • Başaklı 10 km northeast, about 10 min by car
  • Sarıtoprak 11 km northeast, about 11 min by car
  • Ambar 16 km northeast, about 16 min by car
  • Üçtepe 17 km east, about 17 min by car
  • Diyarbakır 19 km northwest, about 19 min by car
  • Mardin 62 km southeast, about 1 h by car
  • Batman 68 km east, about 1 h 15 min by car
  • Kızıltepe 69 km south, about 1 h 15 min by car
  • Çermik 90 km northwest, about 1 h 30 min by car

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