Mardin
Area: 12.760 km²
Population: 1.154.418 (1990)
Traffic Code: 47
Districts: Mardin (center), Dargecit, Derik, Kiziltepe, Mazidagi, Midyat, Nusaybin, Omerli, Savur, Yesilli.
Sites of Interest:
- Germiab hot springs
- Mardin and Hasankeyf castles
- Deyru'z- Zafaran, Mar Behnam and Mar Mihail monasteries
- Hatuniye, Marufiye, Sehidiye, Melik Mansur, Altunboga, Zinciriye, Kasimiye, Sah Sultan Hatun, Savurkapi and Harzem Taceddin Mesud old theological schools (medrese)
- Firdevs Mansion
- Hasankeyf Palace
- Mardin, Hasankeyf and Kiziltepe Grand Mosques
- Eminuddin and Necmeddin mosque complexes
- Kale, Hizir (Akkoyunlu), Babu's-Sur (Melik Mahmud), Abdullatif (Latifiye), Molla Hari (Suleyman Pasha), Seyh Cabuk, Hamid, Seyh Mahmud Turki (Seyh Ali), Pamuk, Kiseyri, Reyhaniye, Arap (Azap), Zairi, Haci Omer (Halife), Camiu'r-Rizk and Koc mosques
- Kayseriyye Shops and Revakli shops
- Kervansaray, Hasankeyf Imam Abdullah Dervish lodge
- Zeynel Bey vault tomb
- Hasankeyf and Kiziltepe bridges
- Mardin Museum
Cultural Resources and Organizations
- Provincial Cultural Directorate, Telephone: (482) 212 18 52, Fax: (482) 212 18 52
- Mardin Museum, Halk Kutuphanesi Binasi Meydanbasi, Mardin; Telephone: (482) 212 16 64
Historical Sites and Ruins
- Dera Ruins - Center / Oguz Village
- Girnavas Tumulus- Caglar Village
Local Days of Celebration
- First week of May: Spring Awakening, Mardin
- 2nd week of October (Tuesday Night): Nusaybin Girnavas Commemoration Night, Mardin
Freedom from Occupation Days
- 21 November: Freedom Day for Mardin, Mardin-Center