Things to see in Diyarbakır
Diyarbakır is a city in Türkiye, with an urban population of about 645 thousand. Below are 16 notable places within about 4 km of the centre, ranked by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
1Diyarbakır Fortress History
The Fortifications of Diyarbakır are a set of fortifications enclosing the historical district of Sur in Diyarbakır, Turkey. They consist of an inner fortress, the citadel, and an outer ring of city walls.
2Great Mosque of Diyarbakır Place of worship
The Great Mosque of Diyarbakır was built in the late 11th century by the Seljuk sultan Malik-Shah I over an older mosque. According to some, it is the fifth holiest site in Islam after the Great Mosque of Damascus, which influenced its design.
3St. Giragos Armenian Church Place of worship
The Church of St. Giragos (Saint Cyricus) or Surp Giragos Church is a historic Armenian Apostolic church in Diyarbakır, Turkey.
4Şeyh Muhtar Mosque Place of worship
Sheikh Matar Mosque or Sheikh Mutahhar Mosque is a historical mosque in Diyarbakır, Turkey, best known for its unique minaret based on four columns, dubbed the Four-legged Minaret.
5Behram Pasha Mosque Place of worship
Behram Pasha Mosque is a 16th-century Ottoman mosque located in the town of Diyarbakır in southeast Turkey. It was commissioned by the Ottoman governor-general Behram Pasha.
6Hazreti Süleyman Mosque Place of worship
Hazreti Süleyman Mosque is a mosque in Diyarbakır, Turkey.
7Dicle Bridge Landmark
The Dicle Bridge is a historic bridge in Diyarbakır over the river Tigris in southeastern Turkey. Completed in 1065, it numbers ten arches with a total length of 178 m (584 ft).
8Diyarbakır Archeology Museum Art
Diyarbakır Archaeological Museum is an archaeological museum in Diyarbakır, Turkey.
9Meryem Ana Kilisesi Place of worship
St. Mary Church, is a Syriac Orthodox church in Diyarbakir.
10Ahmet Arif Literature Museum Library Museum
The Ahmet Arif Literature Museum Library is a literary museum and archive dedicated to Turkish literature and named after the poet Ahmet Arif (1927–1991).
11Saint George Church Place of worship
St. George's Church is a historic monument in Diyarbakır, Turkey.
12Zuqnin Monastery Place of worship
Zuqnīn Monastery was a Syriac Orthodox monastery near Diyarbakır in Turkey. It produced one patriarch and fourteen bishops.
13Cahit Sıtkı Tarancı Museum Museum
Cahit Sıtkı Tarancı Museum is a historic house and museum dedicated to Cahit Sıtkı Tarancı in Diyarbakır, Turkey.
14Ziya Gökalp Museum Museum
Ziya Gökalp Museum is a house museum dedicated to Ziya Gökalp in Diyarbakır, Turkey.
15Artuklu Palace History
The Artuklu Palace or Artukid Palace or Artuqid Palace was the seat of the Diyarbakır branch of the Artuqid dynasty, a Turkish Beylik that ruled eastern Anatolia and Al-Jazira in the 12th and 13th centuries.
16St. Mary's Cathedral, Diyarbakır Place of worship
The St. Mary's Cathedral also called Zywiec Cathedral is a Catholic Church that follows the Chaldean or East Syriac Rite and is located in Diyarbakır in the province of the same name and in southeast Turkey, in a region with a large Kurdish population.
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