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Akarçay
Akarçay is a neighbourhood of the municipality and district of Birecik, Şanlıurfa Province, Turkey. Its population is 611 (2022). It has a number of archaeological sites in the vicinity. Geography Akarçay is located by the Euphrates, along a seasonal stream that dries up in the summer. The Birecik Dam and Karkamış Dam are both located nearby. The prevailing climate is a semiarid Mediterranean climate with dry summers and most rainfall happening in winter. Botanically, Akarçay is located in a transitional zone between the Irano-Turanian Region and the Mediterranean Region, with the Irano-Turanian flora predominating. The plant cover is characteristic of steppe regions; members of the ''Asteraceae'' family. Some plants documented in Akarçay's immediate surroundings include the flowering plants '' Ixiolirion tataricum'', '' Eminium rauwolffii'', '' Scutellaria orientalis'', '' Moluccella laevis'', ''Verbascum kotschyi'', ''Heliotropium bovei'', ''Anagallis arvensis'', '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Birecik
Birecik is a municipality and district of Şanlıurfa Province, Turkey. Its area is 912 km2, and its population is 93,866 (2023). It lies on the Euphrates. Built on a limestone cliff 400 ft. high on the left/east bank of the Euphrates, "at the upper part of a reach of that river, which runs nearly north-south, and just below a sharp bend in the stream, where it follows that course after coming from a long reach flowing more from the west". Etymology The historical name of the town, ''al-Bīra'' in Arabic and ''Bīreh'' in Syriac, derives from the Aramaic ''Bīrthā'', meaning fortress. It later evolved to ''Birecik'' with the addition of the Turkish diminutive suffix, ''cik''. It is called ''Belejik'' amongst the local population. In Ottoman times, the historical forms ''Bi'retü'l-Fırat'', ''Biğrecik'', and ''Biğrecek'' are also attested. Geography Birecik is located between Gaziantep to the west and the Urfa plateau to the east. The region's elevation varies bet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
