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Oğuz, Turkey

Dara

Oğuz is a town of 1,029 people in Mardin, Turkey.

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Population1,029 GeoNames
Local nameDara
RegionMardin
Elevation561 m 1,841 ft
Time zoneEurope/Istanbul
Nearest airportMardin Prof. Dr. Aziz Sancar Airport (MQM) 29 km

Why visit Oğuz

Townapedia lists 5 museums and landmarks in and around town.

Highlights include Dara and Dara.

About Oğuz

Dara, formerly Oğuz, (Kurdish: Dara, Darê) is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Artuklu, Mardin Province in Turkey. The village is populated by Kurds and had a population of 1,029 in 2021.

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

Museums and landmarks5

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Dara

Monument and historic site · 1.9 km

Ancient city in Mardin Province, Turkey

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DaraCC BY-SA 3.0

Dara

Monument and historic site · 1.1 km

Mardin Nusaybin Karayolu üzeri, Mardin

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DaraCC BY-SA 3.0

Dara

Monument and historic site

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Dara-Anastasiopolis

Monument and historic site

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Karasey Harabeleri

Monument and historic site · 1.1 km

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History

The village was populated by Armenians until the Armenian genocide in 1915. Kurds from Bayrakli, Derik would subsequently settle in the village and have since then been intertwined with the surrounding Dakoran tribe.

From the History section of Dara, Artuklu on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Map of Oğuz

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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, 29 km away.

  • Yukarı Aydınlı 5 km southwest, about 5 min by car
  • Akarsu 10 km northeast, about 10 min by car
  • Büyük Kardeş 13 km northeast, about 13 min by car
  • Arpatepe 15 km west, about 15 min by car
  • Ortaköy 16 km west, about 16 min by car
  • Mardin 24 km northwest, about 24 min by car
  • Nusaybin 26 km southeast, about 26 min by car
  • Kızıltepe 33 km west, about 33 min by car
  • Midyat 43 km northeast, about 43 min by car
  • Batman 80 km north, about 1 h 15 min by car

Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.

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