5의 마르딘가지 명소 & 주요 장소

The Mardin Archaeological Museum is located right in the center of the city, it contains a large number of archaeological finds of great historical value, from the Mesopotamian civilizations to the medieval era.

The castle built by the Hamdanids (an Arab dynasty of northern Iraq active between 890 and 1004) in the 10th century, is 1 km from the town and is located at about 1200m above sea level. From the information provided by travellers who visited Mardin at various times, it is understood that there were many buildings inside the castle. Another feature of the castle is that it has a commanding view of Mardin, and it was fortified on the natural rock with very few additions.

The Great (Ulu) Mosque of Mardin is one of the architectural examples of the Artuklu period and the symbol of Mardin with its dome and minaret. According to the documents it was built with two minarets, the inscription (kufik, a style of Islamic calligraphy) on the square base of the only existing minaret of the mosque indicates the construction date of 1176 but the present minaret was built in 1888/1889. Some Syriac writers say that it was made from the bell tower of a church. The mosque reflects the basic features of the architecture of the Artuklu period of the 12th century. Currently, the mosque is open for worship.

The monastery of Deir az-Zafaran (Aramaic ܕܝܪܐ ܕܟܘܪܟܡܐ Dayro d-Kurkmo, Turkish Deyrüzzaferân Manastırı), actually Dayro d-Mor Hananyo (Syrian-Aramaic ܕܝܪܐ ܕܡܪμ ܚμαμμα), is a Syrian Orthodox monastery (Jako bitic) monastery a few kilometers east of the southern Turkish city Mardin in the Tur Abdin Mountains on the edge of the Mesopotamian Plain. [Wikipedia]

Dara-Anastasiupolis (Δαραί; 'Aναστασιούπολις) was an important late ancient Eastern Roman fortified city in northern Mesopotamia between Nisibis and Mardin; Today the small village of Dara (officially renamed Oğuz) stands in its place. [Wikipedia]

Mar Yakov Church or Mor Yakup Church (Turkish: Mor Yakup Kilisesii), also known as the Church of Saint Jacob in Nisibis, is a historic church in Nusaybin, southeastern Turkey. Archaeological excavations revealed that the 4th-century church building was originally the baptistery of a cathedral, which no longer exists. [Wikipedia]