Özbilek () is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of

Ergani Ergani (, ), formerly known as Arghni or Arghana, is a municipality and district of Diyarbakır Province, Turkey. Its area is 1,510 km2, and its population is 136,099 (2022). Ergani District is located in the administrative as the Southeastern ...

Diyarbakır Province Diyarbakır Province (; ; ) is a province and metropolitan municipality in southeastern Turkey. Its area is 15,101 km2, and its population is 1,804,880 (2022). The provincial capital is the city of Diyarbakır. The Kurdish majority province ...

in Turkey. It is populated by

Kurds Kurds (), or the Kurdish people, are an Iranian peoples, Iranic ethnic group from West Asia. They are indigenous to Kurdistan, which is a geographic region spanning southeastern Turkey, northwestern Iran, northern Iraq, and northeastern Syri ...

of the Hesenan tribe and had a population of 579 in 2022. In 2025, a mosaic was uncovered dating to the late Roman or early Byzantine era. The artwork features geometric designs, a

Star of David The Star of David (, , ) is a symbol generally recognized as representing both Jewish identity and Judaism. Its shape is that of a hexagram: the compound of two equilateral triangles. A derivation of the Seal of Solomon was used for decora ...

encircling a cross, and a six-line inscription in Greek.

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Neighbourhoods in Ergani District Kurdish settlements in Diyarbakır Province Ancient Greek archaeological sites in Turkey {{Ergani-geo-stub