Diyarbakir
is a historical city which had been a cradle to 26 civilizations. Diyarbakir
has the longest defend walls of the world after the great walls of China.
City walls
extended 5 km long , Diyarbakir castle , mosques, universities, houses left
from Byzantium and ottoman empire , embodied with Diyarbakir.
Places to
visit in Diyarbakir
Diyarbakir
city walls , diyarbakir
museums of
archeology, museum of Cahit Sitki Taranci, museum of Ziya gokalp, mansion of Ataturk, Grand mosque
of Diyarbakir , Diyarbakir
ickale , nebi mosque,
Suleyman the prophet mosque , Hasan
pasha Rest house. Selahaddin eyeub-I mosque, Dakyabus
ancient site remnants, Zulkarneyn castle,
Palace remnants of Artukians, tumuli of yayvantepe, uctepe places to
visit in diyarbakir
How to go
There are regular buses
and minibuses available to go neighbour cities during the day.
Flights available from
istanbul and ankara everyday .
From Istanbul to Diyarbakir ( everyday) 19:30
From Ankara to Diyarbakir
(everyday) 10:00 -14:45
Trainway is less preferred
transportation way though it’s available to reach all around turkey from
Diyarbakir.
The tour operators usually
choose Diyarbakir as a departure place to start the eastern or southeastern
tours to Adiyaman , mount nemrut, tatvan, ahlat, akdamar castle, Agri, Kars,
Erzurum, Sanliurfa etc.
What to Eat
When anyone hear the name
of diyarbakir remember the famous , big and delicious Watermelons from the
region, In the touristic restaurants and hotels of Diyarbakir any kind of
buffet options are available as open buffet or a’la carte restaurant.
But local foods are highly
recommended to taste Kibemumbar, Grape pestiles, Kadayif dessert.
Burma kadayif can be eaten
in Sitki usta restaurant
Liver from Remzi usta
recommended restaurants by me.