Population: 5,000 Other name: Kercews (Kurdish) Favourite son: Mehmet Şimşek (Finance Minister) Sixty-two km south of Batman via Hasankeyf, the small town of Gercüş…
Ancient stronghold on Mt Meleto Population: 12,700 Other name: Qabilcewz (Kurdish), Kabilceviz Sixty-five km north of Batman, the small…
“Two Bridges” Population: 3,400 Other name: Avuski Just east…
“Kurdish Place” Population: 36,000 Old name: Garzan Let’s be honest – there’s absolutely…
“Ayran-seller” Population: 350 Other name: Dera Qire Around 15km north-east of Batman the remains of the huge Suryani (Syrian Orthodoz) monastery…
Eastern oil town …