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Diyarbakır Fortress

Also known as Diyarbakır Fortress and Hevsel Gardens Cultural Landscape

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Location

Where it sits, and what is around it

Diyarbakır Fortress is in Diyarbakır. The nearest other World Heritage site is Nemrut Dağ, about 130 km away.

Nearest towns and cities

  • Diyarbakır · about 645,000 peopleabout 2 km north-west
  • Batman · about 302,000 peopleabout 80 km east
  • Mardin · about 71,000 peopleabout 80 km south-east
  • Bingöl · about 81,000 peopleabout 110 km north
  • Elâzığ · about 271,000 peopleabout 120 km north-west
  • Nusaybin · about 153,000 peopleabout 130 km south-east
Diyarbakır FortressDiyarbakır5 km
The site is ringed; towns and other World Heritage sites are shown for context, and the dashed circle is the size of the site's area.

Nearby World Heritage sites

The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies

Map of Diyarbakır Fortress and the 5 nearest World Heritage sitesNemrut Dağ1Göbekli Tepe2Arslantepe Mound3Great Mosque and Hospital of Divriği4Ancient City of Aleppo5Diyarbakır Fortress
Markers: square cultural, circle natural, diamond mixed.

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