The City Wall of Diyarbakir - UNESCO [Diyarbakir / Turkey]
The Diyarbakir city walls have an ancient history dating back to the Romans. Today, the walls are largely intact, and form a ring around the old city that is over 5km (3miles) in circumference. The walls are over 10 meters (about 33 feet) high and are 3-5 meters (about 10-16 feet) thick.
The city and walls of Diyarbakir are on an impending list to be named a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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Diyarbakır
Diyarbakır) is one of the largest cities in southeastern Turkey. Situated on the banks of the River Tigris, it is the administrative capital of the Diyarbakır Province and with a population of about 843,460 it is the second largest city in Turkey's South-eastern Anatolia region, after Gaziantep. The city is official capital of north of Kurdistan.
The name of the city is inscribed as Amid on the sheath of a sword from the Assyrian period, and the same name was used in other contemporary Syriac and Arabic works. The Romans and Byzantines called the city Amida. Among the Artukid and Akkoyunlu it was known as Black Amid (Kara Amid) for the dark color of its walls, while in the Zafername, or eulogies in praise of military victories, it is called Black Fortress (Kara Kale). In the Book of Dede Korkut and some other Turkish works it appears as Kara Hamid.
Following the Arab conquests in the seventh century, the Arab Bakr tribe occupied this region, which became known as the Diyar Bakr (landholdings of the Bakr tribe, in Persian: Diyar-ı Bekir). In 1937, Atatürk visited Diyarbekir and, after expressing uncertainty on the true etymology of the city, ordered that it be renamed Diyarbakır, which means land of copper in Turkish.
Diyarbakır is surrounded by an almost intact, dramatic set of high walls of black basalt forming a 5.5 km (3.4 mi) circle around the old city. There are four gates into the old city and 82 watch-towers on the walls, which were built in antiquity, restored and extended by the Roman emperor Constantius II in 349. In addition, the walls of Diyarbakır in the world after the Great Wall of China is the second largest city walls.
Great Mosque of Diyarbakır built by the Seljuk Turkish Sultan Malik Shah in the 11th century. The mosque, one of the oldest in Turkey, is constructed in alternating bands of black basalt and white limestone (The same patterning is used in the 16th century Deliler Han Madrassah, which is now a hotel). The adjoining Mesudiye Medresesi/Medreseya Mesûdiyeyê was built at the same time as was another prayer-school in the city, Zinciriye Medresesi/Medreseya Zincîriyeyê.
Beharampaşa Camii/Mizgefta Behram Paşa -- an Ottoman mosque built in 1572 by the governor of Diyarbakır, Behram Pasha, noted for the well-constructed arches at the entrance.
Dört Ayaklı Minare/Mizgefta Çarling (the four-footed minaret) -- built by Kasim Khan of the Ak Koyunlu. It is said that one who passes seven times between the four columns will have his wishes granted.
Fatihpaşa Camii/Mizgefta Fetih Paşa -- built in 1520 by Diyarbakır's first Ottoman governor, Bıyıklı Mehmet Paşa (the moustachioed Mehmet pasha). The city's earliest Ottoman building, it is decorated with fine tilework.
Hazreti Süleyman Camii/Mizgefta Hezretî Silêman -- 1155--1169 -- Süleyman son of Halid Bin Velid, who died capturing the city from the Arabs, is buried here along with his companions.
Hüsrevpaşa Camii/Mizgefta Husrev Paşa -- the mosque of the second Ottoman governor, 1512--1528. Originally the building was intended to be a school (medrese)
İskender Paşa Camii/Mizgefta Îskender Paşa -- a mosque of an Ottoman governor, an attractive building in black and white stone, built in 1551.
Melek Ahmet Camii/Melek Ahmed Paşa a 16th-century mosque noted for its tiled prayer-niche and for the double stairway up the minaret.
Nebii Camii/Mizgefta Pêxember -- an Ak Koyunlu mosque, a single-domed stone construction from the 16th century. Nebi Camii means the mosque of the prophet and is so-named because of the number of inscriptions in honour of the prophet on its minaret.
Safa Camii/Mizgefta Palo -- built in 1532 by the Ak Koyunlu Turkmen tribe.
Famous churches include:
St. Giragos Armenian Church -- A disused and restored Armenian Orthodox church.
The Syriac Orthodox Church of Our Lady (Syriac: ܐ ܕܝܠܕܬ ܐܠܗܐ `Idto d-Yoldat Aloho, Turkish: Meryemana kilisesi), was first constructed as a pagan temple in the 1st century BCE. The current construction dates back to the 3rd century, has been restored many times, and is still in use as a place of worship today.[citation needed] There are a number of other churches in the city.
Museums include:
The Archaeological Museum contains artifacts from the neolithic period, through the Early Bronze Age, Assyrian, Urartu, Roman, Byzantine, Artuqids, Seljuk Turk, Aq Qoyunlu, and Ottoman Empire periods.
Cahit Sıtkı Tarancı Museum -- the home of the late poet and a classic example of a traditional Diyarbakır home.
The birthplace of poet Ziya Gökalp -- preserved as a museum to his life and works.
Historic bridges:
The Dicle Bridge, an 11th-century bridge with ten arches
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Diyarbakır is one of the largest cities in southeastern Turkey. Situated on the banks of the River Tigris, it is the administrative capital of the Diyarbakır Province and with a population of about 843,460 it is the second largest city in Turkey's South-eastern Anatolia region, after Gaziantep. Within Turkey.
Diyarbakır is surrounded by an almost intact, dramatic set of high walls of black basalt forming a 5.5 km (3.4 mi) circle around the old city. There are four gates into the old city and 82 watch-towers on the walls, which were built in antiquity, restored and extended by the Roman emperor Constantius in 349. In addition, the walls of Diyarbakir in the world after the Great Wall of China is the second largest city walls.Wikipedia
Dark Dutch Tourist Day 4 Diyarbakir Turkey
While the mass media was spreading artificially created fake news about the Syrian border, we decided to visit the old Unesco heritage sites along the Syrian border. Some of these ancient places change everything we know about History. I visit these great safe locations from Amsterdam with my 5 years old son and wife to show the world that the media is not telling the truth!
Even Turkish media lie years-long about these great Sout Eastern cities but now it is the time to show the world truth about places from different dimensions.
Our next stop is Diyarbakir which is one of the main ports of the centuries-long trading way silk route.
Egil Dam and Castle [Diyarbakir / Turkey]
Eğil is an ancient city 50 km away from Diyarbakir with many ancient forts and caves dating to the time of the Armenian kingdom of Sophene. It is identified with ancient Armenian city of Carcathiocerta. It is known as City of Prophets. It has been ruled by the Armenians, the Assyrians, the Romans, the Byzantines, the Abbasids, the Seljuks, the Ottoman Empire, and (currently) the Republic of Turkey.
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In the southeast of Turkey in clashes between police and Kurdish protesters dead cases. The man of 22 was killed in Diyarbakir.
In the city live mainly Kurds. It is very restless since the parliamentary elections on Sunday. Opponents of Erdogan, whose AK Party received an absolute majority, have erected barricades at various places. There are heard explosions and gunfire.
In parts of the town a curfew. Which goes at 17.00, was announced over loudspeakers on the mosques and police cars.
Air raid
The Turkish army has been bombing on positions of the PKK in southeastern Turkey and northern Iraq.
The airstrike was the first since the election, which meant, contrary to expectations a resounding victory for the AK Party. The party lost its absolute majority in June, but now I can rule alone.
International observers have criticized the elections. They say that is not democratically run by intimidation and violence.
Opponents arrested
The Turkish authorities have today raided several places in what is called an anti-terrorist operation. In the western province of Izmir dozens of people were arrested.
Among those arrested are people with a senior management position and a number of police officers. They were followers Fethullah Gülen, the main opponent of President Erdogan.
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The city of Diyarbakır has been capital for many empires in history, such as the Sumerians and the Median Empire. Starting from the earliest period, the city had been successively ruled by the Hurri-Mithani, Hittites, and the Assyrians. It was also once the capital city of the Aramean Bit-Zamani kingdom. From 189 BCE to 384 CE, the region to the east and south of present Diyarbakır remained under the rule of the Kurdish kingdom of Corduene.
Later, the Romans colonized the city and named it Amida. During the Roman rule, the first city walls were constructed (297 AD) and later, the greater walls were built as per the command of the Roman emperor Caonstantanius-2. After the Romans, the Persians came to power and were succeeded by the Muslim Arabs. It was the leader of the Arab Bekr tribe, Bekr Bin Vail, who named the city Diyar Bakr, meaning the country of Bakr, i.e. Arabs. Much later, in the Republican era, the city got its current name Diyarbakır, which was derived from the abundance of copper ore that exists here.
After a few centuries, Diyarbakır came under the Ottoman Empire and earned the status of the capital of a large province. The city became the base of army troops who guarded the region against Persian invasion. Diyarbakır faced turbulence in the 20th century, particularly with the onset of World War I. The majority of the city's Syriac and Armenian population was moved out from the city. In 1925, the Kurdish population rose in a rebellion against the newly established government of the Republic of Turkey, which was crushed by Turkish forces. Thousands of Kurds were killed in this attempt.
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Full of heart, soul and character, Diyarbakir is proud of remaining the symbol of Kurdish identity and tenacity. Behind the grim basalt walls, the old city's twisting alleyways are crammed full of historical buildings and Arab-style mosques.
Diyarbakır has witnessed pro-Kurdish demonstrations and riots. Banned until a few years ago, the Nevruz festival takes place on 21 March; another big Kurdish celebration takes place on May 1 for May Day.
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Turkey/Diyarbakır (daily life) Part 18
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Diyarbakır
Diyarbakır) is one of the largest cities in southeastern Turkey. Situated on the banks of the River Tigris, it is the administrative capital of the Diyarbakır Province and with a population of about 843,460 it is the second largest city in Turkey's South-eastern Anatolia region, after Gaziantep. The city is official capital of north of Kurdistan.
The name of the city is inscribed as Amid on the sheath of a sword from the Assyrian period, and the same name was used in other contemporary Syriac and Arabic works. The Romans and Byzantines called the city Amida. Among the Artukid and Akkoyunlu it was known as Black Amid (Kara Amid) for the dark color of its walls, while in the Zafername, or eulogies in praise of military victories, it is called Black Fortress (Kara Kale). In the Book of Dede Korkut and some other Turkish works it appears as Kara Hamid.
Following the Arab conquests in the seventh century, the Arab Bakr tribe occupied this region, which became known as the Diyar Bakr (landholdings of the Bakr tribe, in Persian: Diyar-ı Bekir). In 1937, Atatürk visited Diyarbekir and, after expressing uncertainty on the true etymology of the city, ordered that it be renamed Diyarbakır, which means land of copper in Turkish.
Diyarbakır is surrounded by an almost intact, dramatic set of high walls of black basalt forming a 5.5 km (3.4 mi) circle around the old city. There are four gates into the old city and 82 watch-towers on the walls, which were built in antiquity, restored and extended by the Roman emperor Constantius II in 349. In addition, the walls of Diyarbakır in the world after the Great Wall of China is the second largest city walls.
Great Mosque of Diyarbakır built by the Seljuk Turkish Sultan Malik Shah in the 11th century. The mosque, one of the oldest in Turkey, is constructed in alternating bands of black basalt and white limestone (The same patterning is used in the 16th century Deliler Han Madrassah, which is now a hotel). The adjoining Mesudiye Medresesi/Medreseya Mesûdiyeyê was built at the same time as was another prayer-school in the city, Zinciriye Medresesi/Medreseya Zincîriyeyê.
Beharampaşa Camii/Mizgefta Behram Paşa -- an Ottoman mosque built in 1572 by the governor of Diyarbakır, Behram Pasha, noted for the well-constructed arches at the entrance.
Dört Ayaklı Minare/Mizgefta Çarling (the four-footed minaret) -- built by Kasim Khan of the Ak Koyunlu. It is said that one who passes seven times between the four columns will have his wishes granted.
Fatihpaşa Camii/Mizgefta Fetih Paşa -- built in 1520 by Diyarbakır's first Ottoman governor, Bıyıklı Mehmet Paşa (the moustachioed Mehmet pasha). The city's earliest Ottoman building, it is decorated with fine tilework.
Hazreti Süleyman Camii/Mizgefta Hezretî Silêman -- 1155--1169 -- Süleyman son of Halid Bin Velid, who died capturing the city from the Arabs, is buried here along with his companions.
Hüsrevpaşa Camii/Mizgefta Husrev Paşa -- the mosque of the second Ottoman governor, 1512--1528. Originally the building was intended to be a school (medrese)
İskender Paşa Camii/Mizgefta Îskender Paşa -- a mosque of an Ottoman governor, an attractive building in black and white stone, built in 1551.
Melek Ahmet Camii/Melek Ahmed Paşa a 16th-century mosque noted for its tiled prayer-niche and for the double stairway up the minaret.
Nebii Camii/Mizgefta Pêxember -- an Ak Koyunlu mosque, a single-domed stone construction from the 16th century. Nebi Camii means the mosque of the prophet and is so-named because of the number of inscriptions in honour of the prophet on its minaret.
Safa Camii/Mizgefta Palo -- built in 1532 by the Ak Koyunlu Turkmen tribe.
Famous churches include:
St. Giragos Armenian Church -- A disused and restored Armenian Orthodox church.
The Syriac Orthodox Church of Our Lady (Syriac: ܐ ܕܝܠܕܬ ܐܠܗܐ `Idto d-Yoldat Aloho, Turkish: Meryemana kilisesi), was first constructed as a pagan temple in the 1st century BCE. The current construction dates back to the 3rd century, has been restored many times, and is still in use as a place of worship today.[citation needed] There are a number of other churches in the city.
Museums include:
The Archaeological Museum contains artifacts from the neolithic period, through the Early Bronze Age, Assyrian, Urartu, Roman, Byzantine, Artuqids, Seljuk Turk, Aq Qoyunlu, and Ottoman Empire periods.
Cahit Sıtkı Tarancı Museum -- the home of the late poet and a classic example of a traditional Diyarbakır home.
The birthplace of poet Ziya Gökalp -- preserved as a museum to his life and works.
Historic bridges:
The Dicle Bridge, an 11th-century bridge with ten arches
Turkey/Diyarbakır (The Dicle Bridge) Part 26
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Diyarbakır
Diyarbakır) is one of the largest cities in southeastern Turkey. Situated on the banks of the River Tigris, it is the administrative capital of the Diyarbakır Province and with a population of about 843,460 it is the second largest city in Turkey's South-eastern Anatolia region, after Gaziantep. The city is official capital of north of Kurdistan.
The name of the city is inscribed as Amid on the sheath of a sword from the Assyrian period, and the same name was used in other contemporary Syriac and Arabic works. The Romans and Byzantines called the city Amida. Among the Artukid and Akkoyunlu it was known as Black Amid (Kara Amid) for the dark color of its walls, while in the Zafername, or eulogies in praise of military victories, it is called Black Fortress (Kara Kale). In the Book of Dede Korkut and some other Turkish works it appears as Kara Hamid.
Following the Arab conquests in the seventh century, the Arab Bakr tribe occupied this region, which became known as the Diyar Bakr (landholdings of the Bakr tribe, in Persian: Diyar-ı Bekir). In 1937, Atatürk visited Diyarbekir and, after expressing uncertainty on the true etymology of the city, ordered that it be renamed Diyarbakır, which means land of copper in Turkish.
Diyarbakır is surrounded by an almost intact, dramatic set of high walls of black basalt forming a 5.5 km (3.4 mi) circle around the old city. There are four gates into the old city and 82 watch-towers on the walls, which were built in antiquity, restored and extended by the Roman emperor Constantius II in 349. In addition, the walls of Diyarbakır in the world after the Great Wall of China is the second largest city walls.
Great Mosque of Diyarbakır built by the Seljuk Turkish Sultan Malik Shah in the 11th century. The mosque, one of the oldest in Turkey, is constructed in alternating bands of black basalt and white limestone (The same patterning is used in the 16th century Deliler Han Madrassah, which is now a hotel). The adjoining Mesudiye Medresesi/Medreseya Mesûdiyeyê was built at the same time as was another prayer-school in the city, Zinciriye Medresesi/Medreseya Zincîriyeyê.
Beharampaşa Camii/Mizgefta Behram Paşa -- an Ottoman mosque built in 1572 by the governor of Diyarbakır, Behram Pasha, noted for the well-constructed arches at the entrance.
Dört Ayaklı Minare/Mizgefta Çarling (the four-footed minaret) -- built by Kasim Khan of the Ak Koyunlu. It is said that one who passes seven times between the four columns will have his wishes granted.
Fatihpaşa Camii/Mizgefta Fetih Paşa -- built in 1520 by Diyarbakır's first Ottoman governor, Bıyıklı Mehmet Paşa (the moustachioed Mehmet pasha). The city's earliest Ottoman building, it is decorated with fine tilework.
Hazreti Süleyman Camii/Mizgefta Hezretî Silêman -- 1155--1169 -- Süleyman son of Halid Bin Velid, who died capturing the city from the Arabs, is buried here along with his companions.
Hüsrevpaşa Camii/Mizgefta Husrev Paşa -- the mosque of the second Ottoman governor, 1512--1528. Originally the building was intended to be a school (medrese)
İskender Paşa Camii/Mizgefta Îskender Paşa -- a mosque of an Ottoman governor, an attractive building in black and white stone, built in 1551.
Melek Ahmet Camii/Melek Ahmed Paşa a 16th-century mosque noted for its tiled prayer-niche and for the double stairway up the minaret.
Nebii Camii/Mizgefta Pêxember -- an Ak Koyunlu mosque, a single-domed stone construction from the 16th century. Nebi Camii means the mosque of the prophet and is so-named because of the number of inscriptions in honour of the prophet on its minaret.
Safa Camii/Mizgefta Palo -- built in 1532 by the Ak Koyunlu Turkmen tribe.
Famous churches include:
St. Giragos Armenian Church -- A disused and restored Armenian Orthodox church.
The Syriac Orthodox Church of Our Lady (Syriac: ܐ ܕܝܠܕܬ ܐܠܗܐ `Idto d-Yoldat Aloho, Turkish: Meryemana kilisesi), was first constructed as a pagan temple in the 1st century BCE. The current construction dates back to the 3rd century, has been restored many times, and is still in use as a place of worship today.[citation needed] There are a number of other churches in the city.
Museums include:
The Archaeological Museum contains artifacts from the neolithic period, through the Early Bronze Age, Assyrian, Urartu, Roman, Byzantine, Artuqids, Seljuk Turk, Aq Qoyunlu, and Ottoman Empire periods.
Cahit Sıtkı Tarancı Museum -- the home of the late poet and a classic example of a traditional Diyarbakır home.
The birthplace of poet Ziya Gökalp -- preserved as a museum to his life and works.
Historic bridges:
The Dicle Bridge, an 11th-century bridge with ten arches
The City Wall of Diyarbakir
Turkey: Concrete barricades inserted into Diyarbakir's ancient walls
Turkish authorities inserted concrete barricades in and around Diyarbakir’s historic walls in a bid to protect them from the devastation caused by the ongoing fighting in the city, Wednesday.
Diyarbakir has been the centre of a large-scale military operation by Turkish security forces against the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) in south-eastern Turkey, which began on December 14. The military operation involved the imposition of curfews on cities with large Kurdish populations, aerial bombing, and mass detention in areas of unrest.
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Diyarbakır City Wall
This city had formerly been a very small one, till Constantius while Caesar, at the same time that he built another town called Antinopolis, surrounded Amida also with strong towers and stout walls, that the people in the neighbourhood might have a safe place of refuge. And he placed there a store of mural engines, making it formidable to the enemy, as he wished it to be called by his own name.
The Constantius mentioned by Ammianus Marcellinus was a son of Emperor Constantine who was appointed Caesar by his father. Because Constantine died in 337 AD the walls of Amida (today's Diyarbakir) were built before that year. Constantius, after a long struggle with his brothers managed to become the sole ruler of the Roman Empire: he is usually referred to as Emperor Constantius II.
The walls of Amida and the town itself were designed in line with Roman practices: they had four gates broadly aligned with the cardinal points. The northern one was called the Armenian Gate because it faced the mountains which separate Upper Mesopotamia from Armenia; after the events which led to the expulsion of the Armenians from Turkey, the name of the gate was changed into the current one. A second historical name for this gate was Harput Gate because the road leading to that town started from this gate.
Dag Kapisi was open to cars until the 1980s.
The western gate is named after Urfa because the road leading to that town starts from this gate. The gate has three entrances; the central one has been modified to allow the passage of large vehicles; that on the left side was decorated in 1183 with an inscription and a relief showing an eagle standing on the horns of the skull of an ox: this relief has become the symbol of today's Diyarbakir.
Mardin Kapisi is the southern gate from which the road leading to Mardin started; it had three entrances of which only one remains because the other two were walled up many centuries ago. The existence of three entrances supports the idea that ancient Amida was crossed by two large roads from Dag Kapisi to Mardin Kapisi and from Urfa Kapisi to Yeni Kapi (the eastern gate). Considering the number of columns and pieces of columns which have been employed in Ulu Cami and in strengthening the walls most likely these roads were colonnaded: the central track was reserved to chariots and pack animals and the lateral ones were used by pedestrians.
The fourth gate of ancient Amida was most likely a posterula, a small opening in the walls through which the peasants living along the river could enter the town.
The Arabs changed the name of the town in the VIIth century; it was then called Diarbekr (the Seat of Bekr) after the name of the tribesmen who conquered it. In the 1920s the name was slightly modified to make it sound more Turkish.
Amida is watered by the Tigris, which passes close to it, making a kind of elbow: (..) but in the very centre of Amida, under the citadel, there rises a rich spring of water, drinkable indeed, but often tainted with hot vapours.
Probably not everybody was happy drinking from the spring mentioned by Ammianus Marcellinus; Yeni Kapi was also known as Su Kapi the Water Gate because it was used to reach the river and bring back jars of water; today there is a modern bridge which crosses the Tigris, but the historical point where bridges were built is located two miles south of Mardin Kapisi.
The north-eastern section of Diyarbakir is separated by the rest of the town by walls; this citadel is located on slightly higher ground and its walls had the double purpose of providing a last defence against the enemy and of protecting the rulers of the town from rebellions and riots.
The main gate is named after the saray (palace) of the Artukid rulers; a smaller gate is named after Dicle, the Turkish name for the River Tigris. Alıntı: