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Mardin city travel guide
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Mardin located between Dicle River and Firat River is one of the oldest
city of Mesopotamia Area on the upper Mesopotamia and the settlement in
the area start before 4500 B.C. and was first established on the top of
a mountain in the area.
Those artifacts , constructions and
architectures left from Subari, Sumer / Sumerians, Akad, Babil /
Babylon, Mitanni, Asur, Persian, Byzantine, Seljuks, Arabs, Artuklu
and Ottoman Empire that Mardin served and the artifacts left from those
empires and kingdoms makes the city as an open air museum for the
visitors. The rich archeological pieces and materials, architectural
and historical values makes the Mardin a poem city on eastern
Anatolia.
Beside the tombs , mosques and monasteries and
churches constructed in the name of different beliefs the city was also
on the road of the Ancient Silk Road therefore there are plenty of
Caravansaries and Hans in the area.
Traditional Mardin Houses
are the architecture to represent the shape of the whole city. Having
a rich variety of yellow limestone were used to build the windows and
even doors of the house in this location had no place left to the
workmanship of door embroidery. The most highlighted point of these
houses are because the limestone workmanship was used as often as
possible and the decorated arch with different design motives, columns,
windows and doors. Garden walls sometimes rises up to 4 meters divides
the front yard of the houses from the streets and provides a protection
against to the hard and cold climate of the area. Eyvan is the place
where people spends their summer time. The settlement in the center was
announced as the Urban SIT area in 1979. Firdevs Pavilion in Nusaybin
Town is an advanced architectural example of Mardin Houses.
Places to visit in Mardin
Mardin
Museum; Stamps,oil lams, ceramics, coins, and some other jeweleries
and accessories and vases belonging to Bronze Age , Early Iron Age,
Asur, Urartus, Persians, Byzantines, Seljuks and Ottoman Empires are
being displayed in the museum.
Dara Ruin Area; it is one of the most important place of Ancient
Mesopotamia and is located within the border of Oguz Village. The area
constructed inside the rocks by digging and surrounded by the cit walls
around and has 2 entrance gates. Church, the bazaar, the
pavilion,water arch and hist are still available for visit in our
present days and the water bend has water inside. Besides it is also
possible to see some cave houses from Ancient Roma Empire around the
village.
Girnavaz Mound Tumulus; it was the settlement place between 4000 and
700 years B.C. These area carrying a tumulus shape on it right on the
north of Nusaybin was dig and archeological materials such as accessory
stuffs, weapons, stamps, tablets and oil lamps were found in the
graves after being discovered.
Castles; Castle of Mardin, Fafih Castle, Mardin Mernis and Aznavur Castles.
Mosques and Madrassah; Hamit, Sayh Cubuk, Reyhaniye, Pamuk, Seyh Ali,
Zahiri, Azap Arap, Grand Mosque, Haci Omer, Abdullatif, Melik, Mahmut,
Kiziltepe Grand Mosque, Sehidiye Camii Mosques, Zinciriye, Seyh Kasim
Tomb, Hatuniye Madrassah, Melik Mansur, Sah Sultan Hatun, Kasimiye and
Altunboga Madrassah Mosques are some of the historical old religious
constructions in the location.
Churches and monasteries; Virgin Mary Church and patriarchate, Mor
Mihayel Church and Burc Monastery, Mor Benham (Kirklar) Church, Mor
Petrus and Pavlus Church, Mor Ilio Church, Mor Yusuf Church, Izozel
Church, Mor Stephonos Churches, Hammara Monastery, Mor Dimet Monastery,
Deyrulzeferan Monastery, Mor Evgin, Mor Circis, Mor Yakup and Mor
Gabriel Monasteries.
Caves; Mardin Gizzelin / Iplik Dokuma Cave, Midyat Senkoy Kefilmelep,
Midyat Hapisnas, Midyat Linveyri Sifa Caves, Midyat Tinat, Mardin
Sakolin, Kefilmardin, Midyat Kefilsannur, Kiziltepe Hanika ve Salah,
Savur Kilit, Mazidagi Gumusyuva and Avrihan, Nusaybin Hessinmeryem and
Sercehan, Dirkip, Derik Derinsu and Haramiye Caves.
Kayseriyye
and Revakli Bazaars are two important market and bazaars of Mardin and
Radviyye Hamam and Grand Hamam bath are two important hamam and baths of
the city in the list of must-visit for tourist visitors.
Mardin city pictures
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