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Mardin
Metropolitan municipality in Turkey / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the city. For other uses, see Mardin (disambiguation).
Mardin (Kurdish: Mêrdîn;[2] Arabic: ماردين; Syriac: ܡܪܕܝܢ, romanized: Merdīn;[3][4] Armenian: Մարդին) is a city and seat of the Artuklu District of Mardin Province in Turkey.[5] It is known for the Artuqid architecture of its old city, and for its strategic location on a rocky hill near the Tigris River.[6]
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Clockwise from top: View of the old city and citadel; Sultan Isa Medrese; Kasımiye Medrese; view from the top of the Mesopotamian plain from the city; Mor Behnam Church; houses of the old city; Mor Hananyo Monastery. | |
Coordinates: 37°18′47″N 40°44′06″E | |
Country | Turkey |
Province | Mardin |
Government | |
• Mayor | Ahmet Türk (HDP) (elect-mayor) (deposed) Tuncay Akkoyun [tr] (trustee) |
Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 129,864 |
Time zone | UTC+3:00 (Time in Turkey) |
Website | www |
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The old town of the city is under the protection of UNESCO, which forbids new constructions to preserve its façade.[7]
The city had a population of 129,864 in 2021.[1] The population is a mix of Kurds, Arabs, mhallami,and Syriac Christians.