Things to Do in Batman: Places and Attractions

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Kenan Tepe is an ancient Near East archaeological site located within the Diyarbakır Province in the Ilisu dam upper Tigris River region in the southeast of modern Turkey near the borders of modern Syria and Iraq, about 12 kilometers east of the modern town of Bismil and on the north bank of the Tigris river. It lies 15 kilometers to the northeast of the site of Ziyaret Tepe and 12 kilometers to the west of Salat Tepe. The site was one of several examined by the Upper Tigris Archaeological Research Project in preparation for flooding resulting from the construction of the Ilisu Dam, including Boztepe and Talavas Tepe.

Tushhan was a Neo-Assyrian provincial capital in the upper Tigris region. It was rebuilt by the ruler Ashurnasirpal II and survived until the end of the Neo-Assyrian period around 611 BC.

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The Hasuni Caves are a series of ancient caves in Diyarbakır Province, Turkey. They were inhabited from prehistoric times until the Middle Ages.

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Hakemi Use Tepe is a mound located within the borders of Bismil district of Diyarbakır province. Actually, it is the excavated one of two mounds, one of which has now descended to field level. The excavated mound was used as a cemetery by the inhabitants of the other mound, which yielded Medieval ceramics during surface surveys.

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Müslümantepe Höyüğü is a mound located on the northwest edge of Şahintepe Village, connected to Bismil District, Diyarbakır Province, on the southern bank of the Tigris River. It was established on a peninsula-shaped natural rocky outcrop that widens towards the Tigris from the south, in a valley suitable for agriculture, and also enters the valley floor from the south. It is 22 km away from Bismil District. This rocky outcrop creates a favorable situation for the defense of the settlement.

Körtik Tepe, also known as Körtiktepe, is a mound located right next to Ağıl village, which is part of the Bismil district of Diyarbakır province. Before the mound was discovered, this area was used as agricultural land.

Hirbemerdon Tepe is an archaeological site in Turkey located in the east of Diyarbakir Province, on the western bank of the Tigris River, 40 km (25 mi) east of Bismil, Turkey. The settlement began in the fourth millennium BCE during the Chalcolithic era, and continued to the time of the Ottoman Empire. The earliest pottery at the site is similar to the chaff-faced ware of Uruk period.

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Nature & Adventure

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Historic & Cultural

The Malabadi Bridge or Karaman Bridge is an arch bridge spanning the Batman River near Malabadi village in Silvan in southeastern Turkey. Construction began in the year AD 1146/47 during the Artuqid period, and appears to have been completed by about 1154. The bridge was commissioned by Husam al-Din Timurtash of Mardin, son of Ilghazi, and grandson of Artuk Bey which one of the important commander of the Oghuz Turks.

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