Highlights: Mor Gabriel, Midyat, Dar-uz Zafaran etc
Diyarbakır, on the banks of the
Tigris, is renowned for its black basalt walls, decorated with inscriptions and bas reliefs, which surround the old city and have 16 towers and 5 gates. Diyarbakır’s Ulu Cami or ‘Great Mosque’ is one of the
holiest sites in the Islamic world.
