Diyarbakır Province

sights.uz lists 36 historic and notable places in Diyarbakır Province, Turkey. Among them are 29 monuments, 1 eco-tourism sites and 6 museums.

Tigranocerta

Tigranocerta (Greek: Τιγρανόκερτα, Tigranόkerta; Armenian: Տիգրանակերտ, Tigranakert), also called Cholimma or Chlomaron in late antiquity, was a city and the capital of the…

Diyarbakır Fortress

The Fortifications of Diyarbakır are a set of fortifications enclosing the historical district of Sur in Diyarbakır, Turkey. They consist of an inner fortress, the citadel, and…

Great Mosque of Diyarbakır

The Great Mosque of Diyarbakır (Turkish: Diyarbakır Ulu Camii or Cami-i Kebîr; Kurdish: Mizgefta Mezin a Amedê) was built in the late 11th century by the Seljuk sultan Malik-Shah…

Zerzevan Castle

Zerzevan Castle (Kurdish: Qesra Zêrzevan, Zîrzevan Turkish: Zerzevan Kalesi Armenian: Զերզեվանի ամրոց), also known as Samachi Castle, is a ruined Eastern Roman castle, a former…

Şeyh Muhtar Mosque

Sheikh Matar Mosque or Sheikh Mutahhar Mosque (Turkish: Şeyh Matar Camii, Kurdish: Mizgefta Şêx Matar or Mizgefta Şêx Mutahar) is a historical mosque in Diyarbakır, Turkey, best…

Behram Pasha Mosque

Behram Pasha Mosque (Turkish: Behram Paşa Camii, Kurdish: Mizgefta Behram Paşa) is a 16th-century Ottoman mosque located in the town of Diyarbakır in southeast Turkey. It was…

Tigris tunnel

The so-called Tigris tunnel is a cave approximately 50 miles north of Diyarbakır in Turkey. It has a length of about 750 m (2,461 ft). The Berkilin Cay flows through this cave.…

Hazreti Süleyman Mosque

Hazreti Süleyman Mosque (Turkish: Hazreti Süleyman Camii, Kurdish: Mizgefta Hezretî Silêman) is a mosque in Diyarbakır, Turkey.

Diyarbakır Archeology Museum

Diyarbakır Archaeology Museum is one of the 5 museums in Diyarbakır belonging to the Diyarbakır Museum Directorate. Established in 1934, it is the first archaeology museum…

Ahmet Arif Literature Museum Library

The Ahmet Arif Literature Museum Library (Turkish: Ahmet Arif Edebiyat Müze Kütüphanesi) is a literary museum and archive dedicated to Turkish literature and named after the poet…

Hassuni Caves

The Hasuni Caves are a series of ancient caves in Diyarbakır Province, Turkey. They were inhabited from prehistoric times until the Middle Ages.

Artuklu Palace

The Artuklu Palace or Artukid Palace or Artuqid Palace (Turkish: Artuklu Sarayı) was the seat of the Diyarbakır branch of the Artuqid dynasty, a Turkish Beylik that ruled eastern…

Parli Safa Mosque

Safa Mosque, also known as Parlı Mosque, is a historic mosque located in the Sur district of Diyarbakır. It is also referred to by the names Şeyh Safâ, İpariye, İparla, Palo.

Ziya Gökalp Museum

Ziya Gökalp Museum (Turkish: Ziya Gökalp Müzesi) is a house museum dedicated to Ziya Gökalp in Diyarbakır, Turkey.

Cahit Sıtkı Tarancı Museum

Cahit Sıtkı Tarancı Museum (Turkish: Cahit Sıtkı Tarancı Evi Kültür Müzesi) is a historic house and museum dedicated to Cahit Sıtkı Tarancı in Diyarbakır, Turkey.

Hirbemerdon Tepe

Hirbemerdon Tepe is an archaeological site in Turkey located in the east of Diyarbakir Province, on the western bank of the Tigris River, 40 km (25 mi) east of Bismil, Turkey.…

mosque in Sur, Diyarbakır

The Hadim Ali Posho Mosque (Mizgefta Elî Pasha) is a historic mosque located in Sur district of Diyarbakir.

Gazi Pavillion

Gazi Pavilion or Atatürk Pavilion, a two‑storey historic pavilion located in Diyarbakır. The building dates from the 15th century and is known as an Akkoyunlu work. Previously…

Hasan Paşa Hanı

The Hasan Pasha Han (Turkish: Hasan Paşa Hanı) is a historic building and former caravanserai in Diyarbakır, Turkey. It is located near the center of the Sur district (the old…

Nebi Mosque

Nebî Camii is a historic mosque located in the Sur district of Diyarbakır. The mosque, built in the 15th century during the Akkoyunlu period, is also known as the Prophet Mosque.

Güzelşeyh Kasrı ve Medresesi

Güzelşeyh Kasrı or Güzel Şeyh Kasrı is a kasır located in Altınakar.

Ömer Şeddat Mosque

Umar Sheddat Mosque or known by other names among the people, is a historical mosque located in Sur district of Diyarbakir.

Kadı Mosque

Kadı Mosque is a mosque located in the Sur district of Diyarbakır. It is a structure from the Akkoyunlu period.

Iskender Paşa Mosque

İskender Paşa Mosque is a mosque located in the Sur district of Diyarbakır. Construction of the mosque was started in 1551 or 1554 by order of Çerkes İskender Paşa, the 12th…