With commanding views of the Mesopotamian plain to the south the development of this large rock outcrop into a military site seems obvious. So much so that it is still occupied as a base of the Turkish Commandos and is therefore off limits to the public.
Creator
Joshua Bryant
Date of Visit
1st to 1st January 1970
3rd May 2015
Contributor
Joshua Bryant
Rights
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Type
Architecture
Tags
Citadel, Defensive Network, Fortifications, Medieval, Turkey
Item Type
Architecture
Citation
Joshua Bryant, “Mardin Citadel,” Architecture and Asceticism, accessed May 6, 2024, https://architectureandasceticism.exeter.ac.uk/items/show/423.