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Kasımiye, Deyrulzafaran and Dara

Three stops overlooking the Mardin plain: the Kasımiye Madrasa with its pool courtyard, the Deyrulzafaran Monastery, seat of the Syriac Orthodox Patriarchate for centuries, and Dara Ancient City with its giant cisterns and rock-tomb necropolis.

Estimated duration
~4 h 15 min
Straight-line distance (estimate)
~26 km
Getting around
By car
Stops
3 stops

Duration and distance are estimates. Distance is the straight-line sum between stops; the actual road is longer. Check with a maps app before you set off.

Safety and caution

Deyrulzafaran is an active monastery; visits take place at set hours with a guide, so wear covering clothing. At Dara it is very hot at midday in summer; do not enter excavation areas.

Route map

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Numbers show the order of stops; the dashed line is a straight-line link between stops, not the actual road.

Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).

Stops

  1. 1

    Start

    Madrasa and külliye (complex)

    Kasımiye Madrasa

    Artuklu, Mardin

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  2. 2

    ~6.5 km from the previous stop (straight line)

    Monastery

    Deyrulzafaran (Mor Hananyo) Monastery

    Artuklu, Mardin

    ~6.5 km from the previous stop as the crow flies

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  3. 3

    ~19 km from the previous stop (straight line)

    Archaeological site

    Dara Ancient City

    Artuklu, Mardin

    ~19.38 km from the previous stop as the crow flies

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