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Posts Tagged ‘kurdish’

May 22, 2011 0

Batman(Elih), Turkey

By in Main Page, Mesopotamia

One of the southeastern Anatolian cities, Batman(Kurdish:Êlih) is a little province that can take its name from the river flowing on its west. The Batman river, spanned with the old Malabadi Bridge, draws the province’s border with Diyarbakir, after which joins Tigris (Dicle) River passing from the land. The southeastern extensions of the Taurus Mountains [...]

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May 8, 2011 0

Diyarbakir (Amed)

By in Important Places to Visit, Mesopotamia

Located on the banks of Tigris (Dicle) river in South-Eastern Anatolia, Diyarbakir still carries a medieval air with its walls encircling the city. Diyarbakir and city walls starting in the earliest times, the town was ruled by the Hurri-Mithani, Hittites and Assyrians. It used to be the capital city of the Arami Bit-Zamani Kingdom. It [...]

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November 29, 2010 0

Mardin , Turkey

By in Main Page, Mardin, Mardin Travel Guide, Mesopotamia

Mardin is a city in southeastern Turkey. Capital of the province of  Mardin, is well known Arab architecture, and its location in the Rocky Mountain views of the plains of northern Syria. Most Orthodox churches and monasteries built in the Syrian city of ancient temples Assyrian-Babylonian, and are still active. Monasteries as Deyrülzafarân monastery dating [...]

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