Why visit İdil
Townapedia lists 4 parks and trails, 2 places to eat and 1 place to stay in and around town.
Weather in İdil
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About İdil
İdil (Syriac: ܐܙܟ, romanized: Azakh, or Beth Zabday, Kurdish: Hezex, Arabic: آزخ, romanized: Azekh) is a city and seat of the İdil District of the Şırnak Province in Turkey. It is located in the historical region of Tur Abdin. The town had a population of 30,271 in 2021 and is composed of Kurds of the Domanan, Dorikan, Harunan, Meman and Omerkan tribes. The town was once home to a large number of Assyrians/Syriacs, however, only a few families remain today.
From the Wikipedia article İdil (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Parks, trails and playgrounds4
Restaurants and cafes2
Where to stay1
Churches and places of worship15
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History
Azakh (today called İdil) is identified as the town of Ashikhu, or Asiḫu, which is earliest attested in an administrative note from the governor's archive at Tell Halaf, during the reign of Adad-nirari III, King of Assyria, in the late 9th and early 8th century BC. Azakh was later conflated with the neighbouring city of Bezabde, and led to its alternative Syriac name Beth Zabday.
From the History section of İdil on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Shopping2
Gas and EV charging3
Schools, colleges and libraries10
Healthcare13
Map of İdil
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Getting there and nearby towns
Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport (NKT) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 15 km away.
- Yarbaşı 7 km north, about 7 min by car
- Tepeköy 7 km southwest, about 7 min by car
- Yüksekköy 8 km southeast, about 8 min by car
- Oymakı 9 km south, about 9 min by car
- Sulak 11 km northeast, about 11 min by car
- Cizre 26 km east, about 26 min by car
- Midyat 50 km west, about 50 min by car
- Silopi 52 km east, about 52 min by car
- Siirt 66 km north, about 1 h by car
- Nusaybin 67 km southwest, about 1 h by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
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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
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Idil 1290994, Nevit Dilmen ( talk ), CC BY-SA 3.0
- İdil saat kulesi, KediÇobanı, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Mus musculus 1290984 Nevit, Nevit, CC BY-SA 3.0
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