Places of the Sayfo

Urmia (; ) is the largest city in West Azerbaijan Province of Iran. In the Central District of Urmia County, it is capital of the province, the county, and the district. The city is situated near the borders of Iran with Turkey and Iraq.

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.

thumb|City centreSiirt (; ; ; ;) is a city in the Siirt District of Siirt Province in Turkey. It had a population of 160,340 in 2021. The city is predominantly inhabited by Kurds.

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 () 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.

Kızıltepe (; ; ) is a municipality and district of Mardin Province, Turkey. Its area is 1,236 km2, and its population is 267,151 (2022). It is mainly populated by Kurds of the Kîkan Kurdish tribe. Kızıltepe is situated in Mardin Province within the broader Kurdish-majority region of southeastern Turkey. Demographic research has identified the Mardin region as having a predominantly Kurdish-speaking population, with Kurmanji (Northern Kurdish) as the principal spoken language. Kızıltepe is predominantly inhabited by Kurds and is situated within Mardin Province, which demographic studies ha

Midyat (, , ) is a municipality and district of Mardin Province, Turkey. Its area is 1,241 km2, and its population is 120,069 (2022).

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.

Salmas () is a city in the Central District of Salmas County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.

district and municipality of Diyarbakır, Turkey

Oshnavieh () is a city in the Central District of Oshnavieh County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.

Beşiri (, ) is a town and seat of the Beşiri District in the Batman Province of Turkey. Its population is 11,120 (2021). It was originally a village of Diyarbakır Province, it later became a district of Siirt Province and finally in 1990 a district of Batman. The mayor is Sait Karabulut (AKP), elected in 2019.

Dargeçit (, , ) is a municipality and district of Mardin Province, Turkey. Its area is 519 km2, and its population is 27,147 (2022). The town is principally populated by Kurds of the Erebiyan tribe. It is located in the historic region of Tur Abdin.

district and town of Mardin Province in Turkey

oldest surviving Syriac Orthodox monastery in the world

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.

Qudshanis (also: Kuçanis or Kochanes, officially Konak, , , ;), is a small village in the Hakkâri District of Hakkâri Province, Turkey. The village is populated by Kurds of the Pinyanişî tribe and population was 30 in 2023.

Assyrian village in Midyat, Mardin, Turkey

monastery in Mardin, Turkey

Haftevan () is a village in Zulachay Rural District of the Central District in Salmas County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran.

mahalle (administrative quarter) in Midyat, Mardin, southeastern Turkey

Balanej () is a village in, and the capital of, Baranduzchay-ye Jonubi Rural District in the Central District of Urmia County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran.

mahalle (administrative quarter) in Savur, Mardin, southeastern Turkey

mahalle (administrative quarter) in Midyat, Mardin, southeastern Turkey

Khaneshan () is a village in Tala Tappeh Rural District of Nazlu District in Urmia County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran.

village in Gerger, Adıyaman, southeastern Turkey

village in Yüksekova, Hakkâri, southeastern Turkey

village in İdil, Şırnak, southeastern Turkey

mahalle (adminstrative quarter) in Nusaybin, Mardin, southeastern Turkey

mahalle (administrative quarter) in Midyat, Mardin, southeastern Turkey

village in İdil, Şırnak, southeastern Turkey

village in İdil, Şırnak, southeastern Turkey

mahalle (administrative quarter) in Midyat, Mardin, southeastern Turkey

Balowlan () is a village in Targavar Rural District of Silvaneh District in Urmia County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran.

mahalle (administrative quarter) in Midyat, Mardin, southeastern Turkey

mahalle (administrative quarter) in Midyat, Mardin, southeastern Turkey

mahalle (adminstrative quarter) in Nusaybin, Mardin, southeastern Turkey

Hertevin, officially Ekindüzü, (, ) is a village in the Pervari District of Siirt Province in Turkey.

village in Gercüş, Batman, southeastern Turkey

mahalle (administrative quarter) in Nusaybin, Mardin, southeastern Turkey

rural district in West Azerbaijan, Iran

mahalle (administrative quarter) in Midyat, Mardin, southeastern Turkey

mahalle (administrative quarter) in Midyat, Mardin, southeastern Turkey

village in Uludere, Şırnak, southeastern Turkey

Turkish village, Hakkâri Province, Yüksekova district

mahalle (administrative quarter) in Midyat, Mardin, southeastern Turkey

village in Uludere, Şırnak, southeastern Turkey

mahalle (adminstrative quarter) in Ömerli, Mardin, southeastern Turkey

village in Gercüş, Batman, southeastern Turkey

village in İdil, Şırnak, southeastern Turkey

rural district in West Azerbaijan, Iran

mahalle (administrative quarter) in Artuklu, Mardin, southeastern Turkey

village in Cizre, Şırnak, southeastern Turkey

mahalle (administrative quarter) in Midyat, Mardin, southeastern Turkey

village in Kurtalan, Siirt, southeastern Turkey

village in Şemdinli, Hakkâri, southeastern Turkey

mahalle (administrative quarter) in Midyat, Mardin, southeastern Turkey

village in Silopi, Şırnak, southeastern Turkey

village in Hasankeyf, Batman, southeastern Turkey

mahalle (administrative quarter) in Kızıltepe, Mardin, southeastern Turkey