Architecture / Madrasa and külliye (complex)
Zinciriye (Sultan İsa) Madrasa
Artuklu, Mardin
A madrasa with a monumental portal, commissioned in 1385 by the last Artuqid sultan Melik Necmeddin İsa, overlooking the Mesopotamian Plain from the foot of the castle.
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Its story
The Sultan İsa Madrasa, popularly called Zinciriye, was commissioned in 1385 by Melik Necmeddin İsa, the last Artuqid ruler in Mardin. It is said that İsa, who fought against Timur's army, was imprisoned in this madrasa for a time; the sultan's tomb is also inside the building. The two-story plan consists of a courtyard, mosque, tomb and student rooms. The segmented domes at the eastern and western ends and the tall portal on the eastern facade make the building recognizable even from afar; entering through the portal you reach a section with a star vault. From the terraces of the madrasa, which once housed the Mardin Museum, you can view the roofs of the old city and the plain from a wide angle.
Key facts
- Period
- 1385 (Artuqid)
- Admission
- Paid
- Getting there
- Old Mardin, north of the Ulu Mosque, foot of the castle
- Visit duration
- 45 minutes
Trip purpose
- Photography
Location
37.31419, 40.73989
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Source: Web derlemesi (doğrulanmalı): https://mardin.ktb.gov.tr/TR-311691/zinciriye-isa-bey-medresesi.html | https://goturkiye.com/tr/mardin/gor | https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zinciriye_Medresesi_(Mardin) | https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/5694257