The Oldest Castle in the City of Castles

While planning a trip to Artuklu, we would like to touch on its historical dimension beforehand. Where did the province of Mardin get its name? If you have questions such as, we want to give an answer to it first. The region, which has an important geopolitical position in terms of entering Anatolia from the south, is equipped with many castles. From this point of view, the real meaning of this word, which has been pronounced as "Merdin" or "Merdo" among the public, for years, is Castle. As it can be understood from here, Syriacs have densely settled in this region throughout history.

Artuklu Hotels

Even if you want to visit Artuklu district within the scope of the Mardin trip plan, we recommend that you spend at least one full day here. Artuklu hotels, which offer very reasonable options both economically and in terms of price-performance, are presented to you thanks to the user-friendly interface of our HotelForex.com site with all the detailed information and prices. One of the aspects that makes HotelForex.com different from all other sites where you can search for hotels based on district is that it offers a section where you can directly contact the hotels and even negotiate prices. Apart from all these unpleasant money issues, Mardin houses host many tourists thanks to their world-famous structural features and our personal recommendation is to use your choice for these authentic houses, whether it is a highly developed corporate company or any Artuklu boutique hotel.

Artuklu Attractions List

Mardin Castle: M.S. The castle, which is known to have been built by Hamdanids, dated back to 1000's, according to rumors before it was built, in the 300's, Şat Tuahari (Şat Buahari) thought that the atmosphere of this place improved him and lived here for 12 years. This king and his people, who worshiped fire and the sun, continued their settled life in the district until the Persians came. The plague epidemic in these years massacred all the people here, and the settlement remained empty for 200 years. M.S. One day in 540, when the Persians were exploring, they saw that there was an empty castle here, after staying for 5 years, they realized how clean the air was, and they brought their families here and made the region a resettlement place.

The Akkoyuns, who settled in the region, built a palace and a mosque inside the castle. Apart from that, there is also Mor Iliyo Church in the castle. After reaching the Republic of Turkey for many years in this castle that used for military purposes during the continued ban on entry. In Evliya Çelebi's travel book, it is written that storage was made in cellars and cisterns that he claimed to be located under the castle. Today, where there are the inner fortress walls, there is the Radar Center connected to Nato. After two years of work, the illuminated castle was illuminated so that it could be seen even from Syria when it got dark. A special permit is required to visit the castle, which has not yet been opened for tourism purposes. However, even the outer castle walls are worth seeing.

Dara Dungeons: The Dara Dungeons within the Dara Ancient City, located in the Oğuz Village of Artuklu district, contain the remains of the armory, water dam and church, contemporary with the late Roman period. This village, which was established with the aim of being a garrison city against Sassanid attacks, will allow you to strain your imagination both in the photos you take and while walking in this area with its unique carved cave houses, and you will find yourself in many different stories even if they have never been told to you. As the ancient city of Ephesus is famous in its western part, this place is a beauty that can be considered as the Ephesus of Mesopotamia, in other words Anatolia. No wood, no nails have been used, and you will not be able to save yourself from being caught up in the flow of history as you see the details of this city and its dungeons, which are very simple and appealing to the eye.