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About Düzova
Düzova (Kurdish: Hoser; Syriac: Awṣar) is a village in the Cizre District of Şırnak Province in Turkey. The village is populated by Kurds of the Meman tribe and had a population of 1,256 in 2021. It is located in the historic region of Beth Zabday.
From the Wikipedia article Düzova, Cizre (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
History
Awṣar (today called Düzova) is attested in the Legend of Mar Pinḥas, a disciple of Mar Awgin, as the place of his martyrdom in the 4th or 5th century AD. In the Life of John of Nḥel, a man from Awṣar was healed of his sciatica by the saint. The Convent of Mar Pinḥas at Awṣar is mentioned in 1607 and 1610.
From the History section of Düzova, Cizre on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Map of Düzova
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Getting there and nearby towns
Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport (NKT) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 3 km away.
- Tililan 5 km northwest, about 5 min by car
- Yeşilyurt 7 km southeast, about 7 min by car
- Dicle 8 km south, about 8 min by car
- Sulak 8 km southeast, about 8 min by car
- Cizre 9 km east, about 9 min by car
- Silopi 35 km east, about 35 min by car
- Siirt 65 km north, about 1 h by car
- Midyat 67 km west, about 1 h by car
- Hasankeyf 72 km northwest, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Nusaybin 84 km west, about 1 h 30 min by car
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