Diyarbakir has been the capital for many empires over the centuries, including the Hittites, Sumerians and Assyrians. The city was taken over by the Romans around 300 AD. In 630 AD, the Muslims took over control and reintroduced Islam. The city was absorbed by the Ottoman Empire, and grew throughout the 20th century.
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Economy. Historically, Diyarbakır produced wheat and sesame. They would preserve the wheat in warehouses, with coverings of straw and twigs from licorice trees ...
Capital of a large and important province under the Ottomans, it regained its prosperity. Its location near the Persian frontier also gave it strategic ...
Diyarbakır grew from a population of 30,000 in the 1930s to 65,000 by 1956, to 140,000 by 1970, to 400,000 by 1990, and eventually swelled to about 1.5 million ...
The city was established on a basalt plateau in Amida Höyük, in close proximity to natural water sources, with ample arable land, in an easily defensible ...
From the 15th century on, Diyarbakır was a stop on the Silk Road, an important commercial route across a broad mass of land. This photograph, ...
The fortified city with its associated landscape has been an important centre and regional capital during the Hellenistic, Roman, Sassanid and Byzantine periods ...
The towers at Diyarbakir were mainly built by the Romans, albeit reconstructed by the Ottomans when they took over the city in the 15th and 16th centuries.
Steeped in history dating back to traces of countless human habitations, Diyarbakır is still a vibrant city with breathtaking cultural landscapes on ...
The city's history goes back more than 12.000 years, traces of more than 30 civilisations are visible in the city centre. Diyarbakir is often named the ...