Ceylanpınar, Turkey
Ceylanpınar (Türkiye'deki ilçe merkezi)
Ceylanpınar is a town of 31,488 people in Şanlıurfa, Turkey, founded in January 21, 1982.
Why visit Ceylanpınar
Townapedia lists 5 museums and landmarks and 2 places to eat in and around town.
Highlights include Rhesaina and Tell el Fakhariya.
Weather in Ceylanpınar
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About Ceylanpınar
Ceylanpınar (Kurdish: Serêkaniyê, Arabic: رأس العين Ra's al 'Ayn, Ottoman Turkish: رأس العين Resülayn) is a municipality and district of Şanlıurfa Province, Turkey. Its area is 1,589 km2, and its population is 90,440 (2022). On the border with Syria, it is reached by a long straight road D.905 across the plain south from Viranşehir. It forms a divided city with Ra's al-'Ayn in Syria and there is a border crossing.
From the Wikipedia article Ceylanpınar (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Museums and landmarks5
Rhesaina
Monument and historic site · 1.9 km
Ancient Roman city, now Ra's al-'Ayn
Tell el Fakhariya
Monument and historic site · 1.8 km
Archaeological site in Syria
Tell Halaf
Monument and historic site · 2.5 km
Archaeological site in Syria
Restaurants and cafes2
Churches and places of worship1
Shopping4
Healthcare15
Map of Ceylanpınar
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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, 66 km away.
- Yukarı Karataş 9 km north, about 9 min by car
- Damlacık 9 km northeast, about 9 min by car
- Aşağıdoruklu 9 km northeast, about 9 min by car
- Muratlı 13 km north, about 13 min by car
- Boğalı 12 km northeast, about 12 min by car
- Avcılı 14 km northeast, about 14 min by car
- Yukarı Taşyalak 15 km northeast, about 15 min by car
- Aydoğdu 14 km northeast, about 14 min by car
- Kızıltepe 60 km northeast, about 1 h by car
- Mardin 80 km northeast, about 1 h 15 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
- Belediyeparkı, Wejevan at Kurdish Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0
- TellHalaf,NE-palace1, Bertramz, CC BY 3.0
- TellFecheriyeSyria, Sebastian Hageneuer, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Sari Kani, Syria - panoramio, hothifa sharks, CC BY 3.0
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