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Diyarbakır
Diyarbakır is the largest Kurdish-majority city in Turkey. It is the administrative center of Diyarbakır Province. It is considered one of the oldest continually inhabited cities in the world, continually inhabited since c. 8000 BCE.
Elazığ
Elazığ () is a city in the Eastern Anatolia region of Turkey, and the administrative centre of Elazığ Province and Elazığ District. Founded in and around the former city of Harput, it is located in the uppermost Euphrates valley. The plain on which the city extends has an altitude of . Elazığ resembles an inland peninsula surrounded by the natural Lake Hazar and reservoirs of Keban Dam, Karakaya Dam, Kıralkızı and Özlüce. Its population is 387,072 (2022).
Mardin
Mardin (; ; ; ) is a city and seat of the Artuklu District of Mardin Province in Turkey. It is known for the Artuqid architecture of its old city, and for its strategic location on a rocky hill near the Tigris River.

Nusaybin
Nusaybin (, ) is a municipality and district of Mardin Province, Turkey. Its area is 1,079 km2, and its population is 115,586 (2022). The city is populated by Kurds of different tribal affiliation.
Cizre
Cizre () is a city in the Cizre District of Şırnak Province in Turkey. It is located on the river Tigris by the Syria–Turkey border and close to the Iraq–Turkey border. Cizre is in the historical region of Upper Mesopotamia and the cultural region of Turkish Kurdistan. The city had a population of 130,916 in 2021. It is predominantly inhabited by Kurds.
Silvan
town of Diyarbakır, Turkey
Siverek
Siverek (; ; ) is a municipality and district of Şanlıurfa Province, Turkey. Its area is 3,936 km2, and its population is 267,942 (2022). Siverek is in the Şanlıurfa province but is geographically closer to the large city of Diyarbakır (approx. 83 km).
Midyat
Midyat (, , ) is a municipality and district of Mardin Province, Turkey. Its area is 1,241 km2, and its population is 120,069 (2022).

Hasankeyf
Hasankeyf is a town located along the Tigris, in the Hasankeyf District, Batman Province, Turkey. It was declared a natural conservation area by Turkey in 1981.
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İdil
İdil (, or Beth Zabday, , ) is a city and seat of the İdil District of the Şırnak Province in Turkey. It is located in the historical region of Tur Abdin. The town had a population of 30,271 in 2021 and is composed of Kurds of the Domanan, Dorikan, Harunan, Meman and Omerkan tribes. The town was once home to a large number of Assyrians/Syriacs, however, only a few families remain today.

Savur district
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Savur (; ; ), meaning “mountain ridge” in Syriac and formerly known as Savor, is a municipality and district of Mardin Province, Turkey. Its area is 962 km2, and its population is 24,821 (2022).

Derik district
district of Mardin, southeastern Turkey
Şirvan
district and town of Siirt, Turkey
Ömerli
district and town of Mardin Province in Turkey
Gercüş
Gercüş (; ) is a town and seat of the Gercüş District of Batman Province in Turkey. The town is populated by Kurds of the Kercoz tribe and had a population of 6,064 in 2021. The town is divided into the neighbourhoods of Bağlarbaşı, Çukurçeşme, Pınarbaşı and Yolağzı.
Anıtlı
Assyrian village in Midyat, Mardin, Turkey
Gülgöze
mahalle (administrative quarter) in Midyat, Mardin, southeastern Turkey
Dereiçi
mahalle (administrative quarter) in Savur, Mardin, southeastern Turkey
Yemişli
mahalle (administrative quarter) in Midyat, Mardin, southeastern Turkey
Yeşilyurt
village in Gerger, Adıyaman, southeastern Turkey
Altıntaş
mahalle (administrative quarter) in Midyat, Mardin, southeastern Turkey
Arbo
mahalle (adminstrative quarter) in Nusaybin, Mardin, southeastern Turkey
Öğündük
village in İdil, Şırnak, southeastern Turkey
Üçköy
mahalle (adminstrative quarter) in Nusaybin, Mardin, southeastern Turkey
Haberli
village in İdil, Şırnak, southeastern Turkey
Doğançay
mahalle (administrative quarter) in Midyat, Mardin, southeastern Turkey
Bethkustan
mahalle (administrative quarter) in Midyat, Mardin, southeastern Turkey
Elbeğendi
mahalle (administrative quarter) in Midyat, Mardin, southeastern Turkey
Dibek
mahalle (administrative quarter) in Nusaybin, Mardin, southeastern Turkey
Arıca
village in Gercüş, Batman, southeastern Turkey
Barıştepe
mahalle (administrative quarter) in Midyat, Mardin, southeastern Turkey
Bardakçı
mahalle (administrative quarter) in Midyat, Mardin, southeastern Turkey
İzbırak
mahalle (administrative quarter) in Midyat, Mardin, southeastern Turkey
Günyurdu
mahalle (adminstrative quarter) in Nusaybin, Mardin, southeastern Turkey
Güngören
mahalle (administrative quarter) in Midyat, Mardin, southeastern Turkey
Bağlarbaşı
mahalle (administrative quarter) in Midyat, Mardin, southeastern Turkey
Işıklar
mahalle (administrative quarter) in Kızıltepe, Mardin, southeastern Turkey
Aksu
village in Silopi, Şırnak, southeastern Turkey
Odabaşı
mahalle (adminstrative quarter) in Nusaybin, Mardin, southeastern Turkey
Üçyol
mahalle (adminstrative quarter) in Nusaybin, Mardin, southeastern Turkey
Cevizağacı
village in Beytüşşebap, Şırnak, Turkey
Yamanlar
village in Gercüş, Batman, southeastern Turkey
Balaban
mahalle (administrative quarter) in Nusaybin, Mardin, southeastern Turkey
Mercimekli
mahalle (administrative quarter) in Midyat, Mardin, southeastern Turkey
Bülbül
mahalle (administrative quarter) in Yeşilli, Mardin, southeastern Turkey
Göllü
mahalle (administrative quarter) in Artuklu, Mardin, southeastern Turkey
Ortaca
mahalle (administrative quarter) in Midyat, Mardin, southeastern Turkey
Kösreli
village in Silopi, Şırnak, southeastern Turkey
Sarıköy
village in İdil, Şırnak, southeastern Turkey
Dağiçi
mahalle (administrative quarter) in Nusaybin, Mardin, southeastern Turkey
Narlı
mahalle (administrative quarter) in Midyat, Mardin, southeastern Turkey
Çatalçam
mahalle (administrative quarter) in Dargeçit, Mardin, southeastern Turkey
Girmeli
mahalle (administrative quarter) in Nusaybin, Mardin, southeastern Turkey