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Şenyurt (formerly Derbesiye, Kurdish: Dirbêsî) is a town in Mardin Province, Turkey

Şenyurt Kurdish: Dirbêsî
Town
Şenyurt Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 37°05′N 40°39′E
Country	Turkey
Province	Mardin Province
District	Kızıltepe
Government
• Mayor	İhsamettin Demircan
Elevation	475 m (15,560 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	1,853
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	47440
Area code(s)	0482
Licence plate	47

Geography

Şenyurt is in the Kızıltepe district of Mardin Province. It is situated 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) south of Kızıltepe and 30 kilometres (19 mi) south of Mardin. The population of the town was 1853[1] as of 2011. Şenyurt is a typical border town.

History

After the First World War, the Ottoman Empire collapsed and Syria was occupied by the French army. Later, the French occupation zone became the Syrian Arab Republic. The Syria–Turkey border line follows the railroad. Like all settlements on the railroad, the southern quarters of the town are in Syria and the northern quarters are in Turkey. The southern portion in Syria is Al-Darbasiyah (Arabic: الدرباسية).[2]

Economy

In 2016, Turkey decided to build a wall along the border with Syria and the border gate closed in 2017, as the wall was about to be in place. Thus, the town lost an important source of revenue.[2]

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