Regular street grid
The centre is organised in straight, evenly spaced streets on flat ground, giving the map a clean, measured rhythm that is unusual for towns in the region.
Minimalist map poster · Turkey
36.8472° N / 40.0500° E
A planned grid on the flat Upper Mesopotamian plain, pressed right up against the straight line of the Syrian border

One city, five moods
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On the wall



The map
Ceylanpınar sits at the southern edge of Şanlıurfa province, on a plain so flat that the town's streets could be laid out almost as a pure grid. Seen from above, long parallel roads run between regular blocks, and the whole settlement stops abruptly at the border with Syria to the south, where it faces the town of Ras al-Ayn across the frontier.
The name means roughly gazelle spring, a reminder of the wildlife and water sources that once defined this part of northern Mesopotamia. Today the surrounding land is best known for the vast state agricultural enterprise that bears the town's name, one of the largest farms in Turkey, whose field boundaries turn the countryside into a patchwork of straight lines.
A Ceylanpınar map poster captures a very particular kind of geography: few curves, no hills to bend the streets, and a hard political edge running across the bottom of the frame. In black and white the result is almost diagrammatic, a town defined by order and open space rather than by winding lanes or water.
The centre is organised in straight, evenly spaced streets on flat ground, giving the map a clean, measured rhythm that is unusual for towns in the region.
The southern limit of the town follows the Turkey–Syria frontier, a sharp line on the map with the neighbouring town of Ras al-Ayn directly beyond it.
Around the town, broad rectangular fields of the state farm stretch towards the horizon, their long boundaries continuing the geometry of the streets into open country.
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Add a date, a name or a line of your own, switch style, size or orientation.
The free preview is low-resolution with a watermark. Prints and HD files are rendered at 300 DPI, up to 7,200 × 10,800 px, without a watermark.
Why Ceylanpınar
For families from Ceylanpınar, now living in Istanbul, Europe or further afield, the town's grid is instantly recognisable. A map poster keeps that shape close, and its graphic simplicity suits modern interiors as well as it suits a gift for someone who left home long ago.
Add a title in your own words, a subtitle or a date, and keep or edit the coordinates line. The design comes in five styles, Classic black and white, Noir, Paper, Blueprint and Sand, as $9 HD files in six sizes or as a matte print shipped from a nearby partner.
Order the Ceylanpınar poster| Print size | Resolution | Files |
|---|---|---|
| 30 × 40 cm11.8 × 15.7″ | 3,543 × 4,724 px | PNG · PDF |
| 29.7 × 42 cm (A3)11.7 × 16.5″ | 3,508 × 4,961 px | PNG · PDF |
| 42 × 59.4 cm (A2)16.5 × 23.4″ | 4,961 × 7,016 px | PNG · PDF |
| 45.7 × 61 cm18 × 24″ | 5,400 × 7,200 px | PNG · PDF |
| 50 × 70 cm19.7 × 27.6″ | 5,906 × 8,268 px | PNG · PDF |
| 61 × 91.4 cm24 × 36″ | 7,200 × 10,800 px | PNG · PDF |
For comparison, the free preview is 900 px wide, watermarked and meant for screens. The HD files have up to 8× the resolution in each direction and print cleanly at full poster size.
Pick a style at the top of the page, then choose Printed Poster — a size and, if you like, a frame — or Digital HD Files. Checkout takes one step, and your order page updates as soon as the payment goes through.
It is printed on premium 200 gsm matte paper in one of six sizes, from 30 × 40 cm to 24 × 36″. Printed posters start at $39, shipping included.
Yes. Choose a solid wood frame in black, white, natural oak or dark wood. It comes with shatterproof glazing and is ready to hang. Framed posters start at $99, shipping included.
Shipping is free to 60+ countries. Each poster is printed by the nearest of our print partners in 30+ countries and usually arrives in 3–7 business days. You can follow the status and tracking under My Orders. A few countries take 2–5 weeks, and where we don't ship yet, the site tells you before you pay.
Send us a photo within 14 days of delivery and we will reprint it for free or refund you.
Yes. In the editor on this page, change the title, the subtitle and the coordinates line to anything you like, and pick a style and size. Printed, framed and digital orders all use exactly your design.
For $9 you get 300 DPI PNG and print-ready PDF files in all six sizes, without a watermark, to print anywhere. Not sure yet? Download a free watermarked preview first.
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