Mardin: Guide, Hotels, Map & Photos
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EUR 65 - 125 Zinciriye Hotel
 Zinciriye Hotel is located in a centuries-old stone building just 25 metres from Mardin’s historic handicraft bazaar. It offers a rooftop dining te… MoreEUR 53 - 110 Yay Grand Hotel
 Centrally located in Mardin, Turkey, this hotel offers an Olympic-size swimming pool, a Turkish bath and a gym. Free Wi-Fi and free private parking ar… MoreEUR 70 - 350 Erdoba Evleri Selcuklu Konagi
 Erdoba offers atmospheric boutique accommodation set in a restored traditional konak, typical of Mardin historic centre. It features free Wi-Fi, a pan… MoreEUR 80 - 135 Antik Tatlidede Butik Hotel
 Antik Tatlidede Butik Hotel in Mardin offers free Wi-Fi and air conditioning. Historical sites such as the Grand Mosque can be explored in the ancient… More | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mardin: Guide
Mardin (, Turks, Arab|Arabs and Kurdish people|Kurds all represent large groups.
Mardin is an Aramaic word (ܡܶܪܕܺܝܢ) and means "fortresses".
History
The earliest settlers in Mardin were Syriac Orthodox Church|Syriac Orthodox Christians, arriving in the 3rd century AD. In fact, most Syriac Orthodox churches and monasteries in the city, which are still active today, date from the 5th century AD, such as the Deyrülzafarân Monastery. Another important church, Kırklar Kilisesi (Church of the 40 Martyrs), originally built in the name of Benham and Saro, the two sons of the Assyrian ruler who executed them because they chose to become Christian, dates from 569 AD. Mardin remained a heavily Christian area during its control by Muslim Arabs between the seventh and twelfth centuries, and even during its use as a capital by the Artukid Oghuz Turks|Turkish dynasty which ruled Eastern Anatolia and Northern Mesopotamia between the twelfth and fourteenth centuries. The 12th century Sitti Radviyye Madrasa, the oldest of its kind in Anatolia, dates from this period. The lands of the Artukid dynasty fell to the Mongols who took control of the region in 1394, but the Mongols never directly governed the area. Mardin was later controlled by the Turkish Akkoyunlu kingdom. The Kasımiye Madrasa was built by Sultan Kasım, son of the Akkoyunlu Sultan Cihangir, between 1457 and 1502.
Mardin province was added to the Ottoman Empire under Selim I in 1517, and has remained a part of Turkey ever since. In 1832 the city was the site of a Kurdish rebellion. Many of Mardin's Christian inhabitants, descended from the early settlers, were killed or forced to leave during the Assyrian Genocide, and Christians now form a tiny minority in the city.
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Notes
Reference
Ayliffe, Rosie, et al. (2000) The Rough Guide to Turkey. London: Rough Guides.
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