Why visit Yolbaşı
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About Yolbaşı
Yolbaşı (Arabic: كفر علاب, romanized: Keferallab; Kurdish: Kefşerin; Syriac: Kfar ʿAllab) is a neighbourhood of the municipality and district of Midyat, Mardin Province, Turkey. Its population is 3,187 (2022). Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town (belde). The village is populated by Kurds and the Mhallami.
From the Wikipedia article Yolbaşı, Midyat (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Museums and landmarks1
Matiate
Monument and historic site · 4.6 km
Archeological site in Turkey
Churches and places of worship6
History
Kfar ʿAllab (today called Yolbaşı) was historically inhabited by Syriac Christians and Jews. The Christians converted to Islam alongside the other Mhallami villages in c. 1583 to escape persecution. The village mosque is believed to have previously been a church.
From the History section of Yolbaşı, Midyat on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Map of Yolbaşı
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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, 63 km away.
- Budaklı 3 km east, about 3 min by car
- Sarıköy 3 km southwest, about 3 min by car
- Düzoba 4 km west, about 4 min by car
- Midyat 4 km northeast, about 4 min by car
- Nusaybin 36 km south, about 36 min by car
- Mardin 51 km west, about 51 min by car
- Batman 58 km north, about 58 min by car
- Kızıltepe 69 km west, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Cizre 77 km east, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Siirt 82 km northeast, about 1 h 15 min by car
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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, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Matiate1, Clemens Schmillen, CC BY-SA 4.0
- ISS047-E-81629 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
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