Why visit Erköklü
Townapedia lists 1 museum or landmark, 4 parks and trails, 12 places to eat, 1 place to stay and 1 attraction in and around town.
Highlights include Batman Museum and Batman Yeni Şehir Stadyumu.
Weather in Erköklü
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About Erköklü
Batman (Kurdish: Êlih; Syriac: Elīḥā) is a city and capital of Batman District in Batman Province, Turkey. It lies on a plateau, 540 meters (1,772 feet) above sea level, near the confluence of the Batman River and the Tigris and had a population of 452,157 in 2021. It is populated by Kurds and considered to be part of Turkish Kurdistan.
From the Wikipedia article Batman, Turkey (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do1
Museums and landmarks1
Parks, trails and playgrounds4
Restaurants and cafes12
Köfte İstasyonu Restoranı
Restaurant · Steak House · 2.3 km
57/E Emek Bulvarı, Batman
History
Elīḥā (today called Batman) was historically inhabited by Syriac Orthodox Christians and Kurdish-speaking Armenians. In the Syriac Orthodox patriarchal register of dues of 1870, it was recorded that the village had 1 household, who paid 10 dues, and did not have a church or a priest. There were 15 Armenian hearths in 1880. There was an Armenian church of Surb Astvatsatsin. It was located in the kaza (district) of Beşiri in the Diyarbakır sanjak in the Diyarbekir vilayet in c. 1900. It is tentatively identified with the village of Yliga, which was populated by 100 Syriacs in 1914, according to the list presented to the Paris Peace Conference by the Assyro-Chaldean delegation. The Armenians were attacked by the Belek, Bekran, Şegro, and other Kurdish tribes in May 1915 amidst the Armenian genocide.
The village became the capital of a sub-neighbourhood in 1937. It was renamed Batman in 1957 and made a neighbourhood of Siirt Province. It became part of Batman Province upon its formation in 1990. More than 180 civilians were killed in the Batman city area by unidentified gunmen between 1992 and 1993.
From the History section of Batman, Turkey on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to stay1
Churches and places of worship37
Ebubekir Es Sıddık Camii
Place of worship · Sunni · 1.8 km
30 Dicle Caddesi, Batman
Shopping15
Gas and EV charging11
Schools, colleges and libraries25
Türkiye Odalar ve Borsalar Birliği İlkokulu
School · 1.4 km
1/A 4729/A. Sokak, Batman
Türkiye Odalar ve Borsalar Birliği Ortaokulu
School · 1.4 km
4729/A. Sokak, Batman
Healthcare11
6 Nolu Petrolkent Necat Nasıroğlu Aile Sağlığı Merkezi
Clinic and pharmacy · 1.3 km
25 2829. Sokak, Batman
Map of Erköklü
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Getting there and nearby towns
14. İnsansız Uçak Sistemleri Üs Komutanlığı Askeri Havaalanı (BAL) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 8 km away.
- Batman 3 km north, about 3 min by car
- Akça 3 km east, about 3 min by car
- Karayün 4 km southwest, about 4 min by car
- Aydınkonak 4 km northeast, about 4 min by car
- Hasankeyf 29 km southeast, about 29 min by car
- Midyat 52 km south, about 52 min by car
- Mardin 70 km southwest, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Siirt 70 km east, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Diyarbakır 82 km west, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Nusaybin 88 km south, 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
- Mapillary (see each image): photos
- 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
- Batman Müzesi, Kaya Elifnur 72, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Arının polen marketinde alışverişi, Harunkansu11, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, sessiznotalar, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, sessiznotalar, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, sessiznotalar, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, rafialacahan, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, nesim, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, sessiznotalar, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, sessiznotalar, CC BY-SA 4.0
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