Mardin (Ottoman Turkish: ماردين, Mardīn, Kurdish: Mêrdîn, Clessical Syriac: ܡܪܕܝܢ) is a ceety in sootheastren Turkey. The caipital o Mardin Province, it is kent for the Artuqid airchitectur o its auld ceety, an for its strategic location on a rocky hill near the Tigris River that rises steeply ower the flat plains.[1]
Mardin | |
|---|---|
 The auld ceety o Mardin | |
 Location o Mardin athin Turkey. | |
| Coordinates: 37°19′0″N 40°44′16″E | |
| Kintra |  Turkey |
| Region | Sootheastren Anatolie |
| Province | Mardin |
| Govrenment | |
| • Mayor | Süleyman Yıldız |
| Area | |
| • City | 8806 km2 (3,400 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1083 m (3,553 ft) |
| Population (2009) | |
| • Density | 80/km2 (200/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 82.444 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 47x xx |
| Area code(s) | 0482 |
| Licence plate | 47 |
| Website | Mardinimiz.net |
Internaitional relations
Twin towns — Sister ceeties
Mardin is twinned wi:
Notes
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