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The Cobblestone lanes of old Mardin
June.b Says: While searching for the highlights – mosques, madrasas, churches, bedestans, hamam, etc – of the old part of Mardin, you will be wandering around walking through the cobbled stone streets and narrow lanes layered around the steep rock mountain all overlooking the green...
June.b Says: Mardin is famous for its old town on top of the mountain lined with its historic golden honey coloured houses made of limestones which are pretty enhanced during sunset. The houses are built in layers on the sides of the rock steep mountain. It’s a magical setting or fairy...
June.b Says: Melik Mahmut Mosque, also called Bab’es Sur was built during the 14th century. It is known for its large gate which features elaborate stonework.According to an inscription, it was built in the third quarter of the 14th century. The main portal facing the main square and...
June.b Says: The mosque and madrasa (Islamic school) was built by Sultan Melik Nasruddin Artuk Aslan in 1214 The madrasa has a courtyard surrounded by porticos, several iwans, and a mosque. The ribbed and intricately carved minaret with two balconies was added later between 1916-1917...
June.b Says: I walked along the main road and just infront of the Cig Kofte – the building with layers of terraces there is a long wide stairs going up so I climbed it and there it is the intricately decorated gate of the madrasa.The madrasa (Islamic school) is constructed in 1385 by...
June.b Says: Every city in Turkey has its grand mosque and Mardin is no exception. The grand mosque of Mardin is located further down the edge of the mountain so much so that looking at it from above a distance, the several green mounds of plains below serves as a dramatic background...
June.b Says: This mosque along the main thoroughfare of Cumhuriyet Cad. is built on the foundation of an old church. Built in 1960, the arched entrance is intricately decorated with flowers in vines and geometric designs and a two stars on both sides. Some Arabic inscriptions too around...
June.b Says: Up to the time of visit, the 3,000 years old castle is closed to the public at least for the past 50 years. Because of its strategic position – at more than 1,000 meteres high from the ground level – it was deployed by NATO during the cold war, and was used by Air Radar...
June.b Says: On the right side of the Mardin Museum there is a stairs with a dilapidated building and on the left is a gate (closed) with a sign that says "Meryem Ana Kilisesi or the Church of the Virgin Mary with a year - 1895.It is a Syrian Catholic Church built by Antun Semhari.
Artefacts Exhibits at the Mardin Museum
June.b Says: The Mardin Museum has three floors with exhibition halls displaying interesting artefacts such as (what I saw) old coins from Artukid, Byzantine and Ottoman periods. Seljuk pots and ceramics dugged from Hasankeyf, collection of Roman glasses, mosaics, vases, steles,...
June.b Says: This is an excellent not-to-be missed museum of Mardin. The mansion / church-looking building is the backdrop of the statue of Kemal Ataturk at the very center of the old city. It’s almost along the Cumhuriyet Cad. with the big parking lot in front.The building was...
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Mekan i Fecr: Amazing views from a nice cafe / tea house.
June.b Says: This is the name of a coffe / tea house along the main road of old Mardin. I accidentally went in to have a hot tea when I discovered that their terrace and wall to wall windows offer a great view of the Mesopotamian plains. The view is the top of the Ulu Camii with its tall...
Kamer: Local Dishes by local women
MM212 Says: Located next to the old palatial post office building, at the western end of Mardin, Kamer is a small unpretentious restaurant. It serves local dishes prepared by local women, so it gives the diner a taste of a home cooked meal. The ambiance is very welcoming and the food...
Erdoba Evleri Restaurant: Local flavours in an ancient palace
MM212 Says: One of the few elegant dining options in Mardin, the restaurant at Erdoba Evleri hotel is actually very good. The dining room is located in the sumptuous old part of the building, with stunning original stone decorations and vaulted ceilings, typical of old Mardin palaces....
Transport from Mardin new town to old town.
June.b Says: If you’re staying at the new part of Mardin or – like me – I chose to base myself in Midyat. Along the main highway in Mardin, wait for the blue minibuses at any bus stop. When you see Bilem Hotel, cross the main road and wait at the other side for the bus. Fare is TL1.30...
June.b Says: Since I was staying in Midyat, I walked to the bus station at the old part of town, couple of minutes from the town centrum. The small van (dolmush) fare to Mardin is TL4. The trip is about 1 hour although it stopped for some minutes at the bus station in the new part of the...
traveloturc Says: Due to the one way traffic of the city .I advise the vistors to leave their cars in Kiziltepe and take a minibus to visit the city .The streets of the city are very narrow and always one way direction its very difficult to find a parking place ( except the tourist busses)
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in summerdays,mainly,avoid to fill up tank with petrol...because sultry weather and high evaporation,petrol never gets out of petrol pump!
it happens in cizre!
Unique Suggestions: fill up during the night,or early in the morning...
Updated Jan 31, 2003
MalenaN Says: Between Mardin and Midyat, near Savur, is the village Kellef. Kellef used to be a village with about a thousand inhabitants and a few shops and cafes. Now it is quite deserted with just a few families living there, while others are living in other countries. You can see on...
E90/N400,a very high protected road,indeed
cbeaujean Says: from mardin to cizre (119km),the road skirts turkish/syrian border...on turkish side,floodlit and mined along the very high barbed wire fence...keeping kurdish guerilla out....moreover,this road is dangerous because its high trucks traffic....to and from....irak!
eyrie upon mesopotamian plain and syrian border
turkish kurdish arabian and also a christian community:syrian orthodox!
I'd never thought about visiting Mardin before, really. Just it turned out to be a suitable stopover on our way between Lake Van and the Syrian border. Reading through my LP guide, I realised that I...
Mardin is one of those classical city that dates back to 4,000BC. Located in southeastern Turkey and it’s the capital city of Mardin Province. The city is famous for unique architecture of its old......
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