The citadel occupies the northeast corner of Diyarbakir's defensive perimeter. The defences consist of a large wall joining the north and east sections of the city wall enclosing an area between the walls in which the fortified citadel mound lies.
Creator
Joshua Bryant
Date of Visit
7th May 2015
Contributor
Joshua Bryant
Rights
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Type
Architecture
Tags
Byzantine, Defensive Network, Fortifications, Medieval, Ottoman, Roman, Turkey
Item Type
Architecture
Citation
Joshua Bryant, “Amida/Diyarbakir Citadel,” Architecture and Asceticism, accessed December 26, 2024, https://architectureandasceticism.exeter.ac.uk/items/show/426.