Memleketim
the Memleketim is part of Diyarbakır .Interesting places in Memleketim:
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Diyarbakir / Amed - Ulu Camii
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The Great Mosque of Diyarbakir is the oldest and one of the most significant mosques in Anatolia. Following the Muslim capture of Diyarbakir in 639, the St Thomas Church (built in 629) was used in part as a mosque. The church was eventually fully converted to a mosque, but the building fell into disuse and ruin. In 1091 Sultan Malik Shah directed the local Seljuk governor Maidud Davla to rebuild a mosque on the site. Completed in 1092, the mosque is similar to and heavily influenced by the Umayyad Great Mosque in Damascus (which was repaired by Malik Shah in the twelfth century prior to work in Diyarbakir). archnet.org/library/sites/one-site.tcl?site_id=7721 archnet.org/library/pubdownloader/pdf/8942/doc/DPC1287.PDF
Diyarbakir - far from the madding crowd
Made by Traces in the Sand
One of the many mosques tucked away in the alleys of the old walled city of Diyarbakir. Provided some respite frome the heat of the day. :) The striped pattern of stone on the walls is very common in Dyarbakir, and shows the strong Syrian influence in its design, a marked difference from the Ottoman mosques of western Turkey
Diyarbakir
Made by Traces in the Sand
Below Diyarbaki the Ten-Eyed bridge spans the Tigris. The 6 km city walls of Diyarbakir - supposedly the longest city walls in the world - are visible behind the bridge.
St Giragos Church /Surp Giragos Kilisesi, Diyarbakir
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Surp Giragos was one of the largest cathedrals of the Christian world. www.surpgiragos.org/engcankulesi.asp
Diyarbakir / Amed - Ulu Camii
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