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About Yayvantepe
Yayvantepe (Arabic: قرطمين; Kurdish: Qartmine; Syriac: ܩܪܛܡܝܢ, romanized: Qarṭmin) is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Midyat, Mardin Province in Turkey. The village is populated by Arabic-speaking Seyids and Kurds. It had a population of 977 in 2022. It is located in the historic region of Tur Abdin.
From the Wikipedia article Yayvantepe, Midyat (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Churches and places of worship1
History
Qarṭmin (today called Yayvantepe) is mentioned in the Life of Samuel, in which it is attested that Samuel of Eshtin came to the village and settled by the spring to the north. A church dedicated to the martyr Karpos, bishop of Ṣawro, was built at Qarṭmin by Ṣlivo after his son Simeon was healed through the prayers of Samuel of Eshtin in a miracle attributed to Karpos by Samuel. Samuel and Simeon consequently founded the Monastery of Qarṭmin, today known as Mor Gabriel Monastery, which is traditionally believed to have been established in AD 396/397. In the mid-fifth century, the monks of Qarṭmin fought with the villagers over possession of Simeon's relics, resulting in the death of 480 men.
From the History section of Yayvantepe, Midyat on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Map of Yayvantepe
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Getting there and nearby towns
Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport (NKT) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 48 km away.
- Karalar 14 km east, about 14 min by car
- Sivrice 17 km west, about 17 min by car
- Midyat 21 km northwest, about 21 min by car
- Nusaybin 37 km southwest, about 37 min by car
- Cizre 59 km east, about 59 min by car
- Mardin 69 km west, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Batman 74 km northwest, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Siirt 79 km northeast, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Kızıltepe 84 km west, about 1 h 30 min by car
- Silopi 84 km east, about 1 h 30 min by car
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- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Deyrulumur 6, KediÇobanı, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Deyrulumur 8, KediÇobanı, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Deyrulumur 9, KediÇobanı, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Deyrulumur 7, KediÇobanı, CC BY-SA 4.0
- ISS031-E-85523 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
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