History and archaeology / Castle
Diyarbakır City Walls
Sur, Diyarbakır
Basalt city walls on the UNESCO World Heritage List, enclosing the walled city (Suriçi) with four main gates and dozens of towers.
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Its story
The Diyarbakır city walls encircle the old city, built on a slope overlooking the Tigris, in a ring about 5.5 kilometers long. The main entrances are Dağ Kapı (Harput Gate), Urfa Kapı, Mardin Kapı and Yeni Kapı; GoTürkiye notes that the walls have 82 towers and 63 inscriptions. Begun by an unknown builder, the walls were repaired in the Roman period in the 4th century and enriched with new towers and inscriptions in the later Marwanid, Artuqid and Ottoman periods. Built of the area's dark basalt stone, the walls reach 10–20 meters in places. Together with the Hevsel Gardens and İç Kale, the walls were inscribed as World Heritage in 2015 under the name 'Diyarbakır Fortress and Hevsel Gardens Cultural Landscape'. Starting around Dağ Kapı and walking toward Mardin Kapı and Keçi Burcu is a good way to see both the towers and the Tigris valley.
Key facts
- Period
- From Roman to Ottoman
- Admission
- Open area
- Getting there
- Dağ Kapı, Sur
- Visit duration
- 1.5–2 hours
Trip purpose
- Free
- Photography
- Hiking
Location
37.91620, 40.23686
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Source: Web derlemesi (doğrulanmalı): https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diyarbak%C4%B1r_Kalesi | https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1488 | https://goturkiye.com/diyarbakir/see | https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q139435946