Historic & Cultural in Diyarbakır: Top Places

Keçi Burcu is a bastion located on the Diyarbakır city walls. It is the largest and oldest bastion on the walls. It was closed to visitors after the 2015-16 Sur conflicts and was reopened to visitors in 2022.

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Çayönü Tepesi is a Pre-Pottery Neolithic B settlement in southeastern Turkey which prospered from around 8630 to 6800 BC. It is located in Diyarbakır 40 kilometres northwest of Diyarbakır, 140 kilometers northeast of Şanlıurfa, at the foot of the Taurus Mountains. It lies near the Boğazçay, a tributary of the upper Tigris River and the Bestakot, an intermittent stream.

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Historic & Cultural

Urfa Kapı, also known as Rum Kapısı, is one of the four main gates located on the western side of Diyarbakır's city walls. The Diyarbakır city walls have a history dating back to 3000-2500 BCE and took their current form in 349 CE during the reign of Roman Emperor Constantius II. The gate was built in 1183-1184 by the Artuqid ruler Karaslanoğlu Artukoğlu Muhammed and was repaired by Sultan Mehmet during the Artuqid period. It features symbols of power such as double-headed eagle figures, bull heads, and dragon reliefs. Urfa Kapı is within walking distance of Diyarbakır Grand Mosque (765 m), Ahmet Arif Literature Museum (767 m), and Cahit Sıtkı Tarancı Museum (775 m).

Mardin Gate, also known as Tel Gate, is one of the four gates of the Diyarbakır city walls. It is located in the south of the city. According to the inscription on the gate, it was repaired in 909-910 with the help of Caliph Muqtadir Billah and his vizier Ali bin Muhammad, by the skill of the engineer Ahmed from Amid. It was named Mardin Gate because it is located on the Mardin road side. In popular culture, it inspired the folk song "Mardin Kapı Şen Olur".

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Yedi Kardeşler Bastion is one of the bastions of the Diyarbakır city walls. It is located in the south of the walls. Among the people, the Ulu Beden and Yedi Kardeşler bastions are called "Ben-u Sen" because they were built by father and son, and the valley in front of these bastions is called "Ben ve Sen Valley."

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Historic & Cultural

Historic & Cultural

Historic & Cultural

The Hasan Pasha Han is a historic building and former caravanserai in Diyarbakır, Turkey. It is located near the center of the Sur district, across from the Great Mosque of Diyarbakır. It was built in the 16th century during the Ottoman period of the city.

Çayönü Tepesi is a Pre-Pottery Neolithic B settlement in southeastern Turkey which prospered from around 8630 to 6800 BC. It is located in Diyarbakır 40 kilometres northwest of Diyarbakır, 140 kilometers northeast of Şanlıurfa, at the foot of the Taurus Mountains. It lies near the Boğazçay, a tributary of the upper Tigris River and the Bestakot, an intermittent stream. It is an early example of agriculture.

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Historic & Cultural

Devegeçidi Bridge, also known as Palu Bridge, Kara Köprü and Sultan Murad IV Köprüsü is a disused stone bridge of seven arches across the Devegeçidi stream 20 km north of Diyarbakır, in southeast Turkey, on the road to Ergani. 5 km to the east, near the stream's confluence with the Tigris river. There are three inscriptions on the southern portion of the bridge, one of which indicates that it was built in 1218 by the Artuqid ruler Melik Salih Nâsıreddin Mahmud.

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Historic & Cultural