Monday, November 15, 2021

Diyarbakir, Turkey - UNESCO World Heritage Site

 Place: Diyarbakir, Turkey

Weather: Considerable cloudiness, 36/65F.

Route: From Echmiatsin 841 km SW on D950.

Population: 1,094,551

Places to visit: City walls, Grand Mosque, Suluklu Han, Cahit Sitki Taranci House Cultural Museum, Zerzevan Kalesi, Virgin Mary Ancient Assyrian Church, Four-Legged Minaret, Diyarbakir Archeology Museum, Ziya Gakalp House Museum, Meryem Ana Killsesi.


Website: UNESCO World Heritage Site

Images:

The city walls are 2nd largest in the world, behind only the Great Wall of China (from whc.unesco.org)

The Artuqid Arch with 4 legged minaret behind (from whc.unesco.org)



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