There are many places to visit in Diyarbakir, which is home to many cultures. These places include castles, bridges, mosques, museums, inns and caravanserais in and out of the city centre.
Deliller Inn
The inn which is also called Hüsrev Pasha Inn was built by the Governor of Diyarbakır Hüsrev Pasha in 1527. The two-storey inn has been reorganized and serves as a 120-bed hotel with a restaurant for 300 people.
Hasanpaşa Inn:
It was understood from the inscription on it that it was built by Vezirzade Hasan Pasha, one of the Ottoman governors, between 1572-1573. Opposite the Grand Mosque, Hasanpasa Han is the second-largest inn in Diyarbakir and serves its visitors with cafes, restaurants, souvenir shops, bookstores and antique shops.
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Sülüklü Inn takes its name from the leeches from the well. The inn, which was built by Mahmut Çelebi and his sister Atike Hatun in 1683, underwent maintenance and renovation works in 2010 and gained its present appearance. It was also used as the headquarters of cavalry units during the Turkish War of Independence and is currently used for touristic purposes.
>>> ERROR: Contact the Administrator to see this content <<<Diyarbakır Castle
Located in the Sur district of Diyarbakır, the structure consists of two parts; the inner castle and the outer castle. The castle, which is considered to be the second largest long and wide defence wall in the world after the Great Wall of China, is estimated to be approximately 9 thousand years old. The castle, which has 82 towers, has a length of 5.5 km, a height of 10-12 meters and a wall thickness ranging from 4 to 5 meters and was included in the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2015.
>>> ERROR: Contact the Administrator to see this content <<<Grand Mosque
Ulucami, one of the oldest mosques in Anatolia, draws attention with its construction made of black stone and the inscription of different civilizations engraved on its walls. The Ulu Mosque, which consists of a group of buildings built in different periods, consists of two mosques, two madrasas, minarets, a complex and a rectangular courtyard. There are symmetrical reliefs on the main entrance of the mosque, which can be entered from 3 places, symbolizing the struggle of the lion and bull. There is a sundial on the other gate opening to Mesudiye madrasah. The 800-year-old sundial was made by Al- Cezeri, the inventor of cybernetics.
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Behram Pasha Mosque, which attracts visitors with its ornamented pulpit and cut stone architecture, was built in 1572 by Sinan the Architect by the orders of the governor of Diyarbakir, Behram Pasha. The mosque has a single dome and the left and right shelves built with the compression technique on the entrance door of the mosque are considered as engineering marvels. The walls inside the mosque are decorated with 16th-century tiles and fascinate those who see them.
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Four-legged minaret
The four-legged minaret, the minaret of the Sheikh Mutahhar Mosque in the Balıkçılarbaşı district, was built on a four-cornered stone pillar. The minaret, which represents four Islamic sects, is the only four-legged minaret in Anatolia. The mosque was built in the 1500s by the Akkoyunlus. According to one belief, the wishes of the people who cross the pillars of mosque minarets 7 times are accepted.
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The 3rd-century church of the Virgin Mary is located in Lalebey neighbourhood of Sur district. The church, which belongs to Orthodox Syriacs, draws attention with its architectural structure belonging to the Roman period. The church, which consists of four courtyards, council rooms and sections reserved for clergymen, is among the striking structures with its wooden workmanship, columns and railings. Formerly a temple, the building was converted into a church in 280 AD.
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The Mesudiye madrasah built adjacent to the north of the Ulu Mosque is the first big madrasah of the city. It is understood from the inscription on it that the construction started in 1194. The most important architectural structure of the madrasah, which attracts visitors with its motifs and inscriptions, is the revolving stone columns placed in the courtyard of the madrasah to detect the collapse or slipping that will occur. The two-storey madrasah built of cut stone is also known as the first university of Anatolia.
>>> ERROR: Contact the Administrator to see this content <<<Archaeological Museum:
The museum, which was first opened in 1934 in Zinciriye Madrasa, was moved to its current building in 1985. The museum, which is built on a large area, exhibits works of Neolithic, Old Bronze, Assyrian, Urartian, Roman, Byzantine, Artuqid, Seljuk, Akkoyunlu and Ottoman states. The museum also has a conference room and photo workshops.
>>> ERROR: Contact the Administrator to see this content <<<Cahit Sıtkı Tarancı Museum:
This house in which Cahit Sıtkı Tarancı, one of the prominent figures of Turkish literature, was born in 1910, was purchased by the Ministry of Culture and turned into a museum in 1973. In the museum located in the Camii Kebir neighbourhood, Cahit Sıtkı Tarancı’s articles, poems, letters and books he has written are exhibited.
>>> ERROR: Contact the Administrator to see this content <<<Ziya Gökalp Museum:
This house, where writer Ziya Gökalp was born and raised in 1876, was turned into a museum in 1956. The house, which was built in 1806 as 2-storey basalt stone, attracts visitors with its interesting architecture. In the museum, Gökalp’s belongings, photographs, books and local ethnographic works are exhibited.
>>> ERROR: Contact the Administrator to see this content <<<Malabadi Bridge:
Malabadi Bridge, which has the distinction of being the largest arched stone bridge in the world with an arch span of 40.86 meters, was built in 1147 by Timurtas Bin-i Ilgazi during the Artukid period. Malabadi Bridge, 7 meters in length, 150 meters in height and 19 meters in height, was repaired and renovated in 1989 by Silvan Municipality. In the niches on the bridge, which is a marvel of engineering, people, animals and sun motifs draw attention, while shelters and rooms are built for bridge watchers and caravan passengers on both sides of the bridge.
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