Historical Sites
Historic buildings and monuments that illuminate the past.
Historical Sites guide
This category includes 2,056 published Historical Sites places with location, transport and practical visit details.
Hatuniye Madrasah (Sitti Radviyye Madrasah)
An 12th-century Artuqid madrasah with an iwan, located at the foot of Mardin Castle. Known f…
Midyat State Guesthouse
A three-story stone mansion with rooms carved into the bedrock, familiar from the TV series …
Zinciriye (Isa Bey) Madrasa
A madrasa built in Mardin in 1385 by the last Artuqid Sultan Melik Necmettin Isa. It is know…
Mardin Grand Mosque
The Mardin Grand Mosque, an Artuqid work from the 12th century, rises in the very center of …
Mor Gabriel Monastery (Deyrulumur Monastery)
Founded in 397, it is the oldest living monastery of the Syriac Orthodox Church. A religious…
Kasımiye Madrasa
A 15th-century Akkoyunlu madrasa overlooking the plain, located southwest of Mardin. With it…
Deyrulzafaran Monastery
A Syriac Orthodox monastery built on the ruins of a sun temple, located 5 kilometers southea…
Bahşeyiş Monument
A little-known historical structure near Gökbahçe village, Seyitgazi, reflecting the Phrygia…
Dara Ancient City
A Roman garrison city established within Oğuz Village, 30 km from Mardin. Its underground ci…
Seyyit Mahmut Suzani Complex
A Seljuk-era complex consisting of a kümbets, a tomb, and an open cemetery (hazire) in Sivri…
Unfinished Monument
A half-finished rock facade in the Phrygian Valley, 200 meters southwest of the Midas Monume…
Akdoğan Mosque
A small mosque from the 15th century, located right next to the clock tower in Sivrihisar. I…
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