[2088] Alley, Mardin, Turkey

Mardin, a poetic city in Southeastern Turkey, gives her visitors the feeling that time has ceased. Excavations in the area show that Mardin saw classic settlement since 4500 B.C. Mardin is an open air museum which skillfully mixes structures from Subari, Hurri, Sumerian, Akkadian, Mitanian, Hittite, Assyrian, Scythian, Babylonian, Persian, Macedonian, Abgarian, Roman, Byzantine, Arab, Seljuk, Artuqid and Ottoman periods. There are many important locations in the city where archeological excavations may take place. After these excavations, the history of the city will be made more clear.

 

For further reading: www.mardintravel.com/history-of-mardin/

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