Turkey Travel

Mardin

Written by Mystic on 11:36

The Treasure of History. Mardin is a museum city full of 12th and 13th century examples of Turkish architecture built in harmony with nature. The bird’s eye-view of the Mesopotamian Plain from the historical city, founded on the southern terraces of the hardened oil reserves, which were active during the geological ages, is very beautiful. The facades of the houses in the city are beautifully ornamented. Midyat township is known for its extremely beautiful historical houses and silversmithing. A special silver processing art which was called “filigree” (telkari) originated here and spread throughout Turkey. Mardin Castle (10th century A.D.), the Grand Mosque (12th century), Latifiye Mosque (14th century) and the Kasımiye Madrasah (15th century), located in this city which is famous for its citadel, mosques and bridges, are worth seeing. The Dayr-ul Zaferan Monastery is one of the interesting places around the city. The monastery, which is the religious center of Syrian Orthodox Christians, has a history of 1600 years.

The mortal remains of the Syrian patriarchs are in the monastery. Another monastery, which was noted for its rich library and where Syrian scientists were educated, is the Dayrülumur Monastery. It was built on a hill covered with forests.