Bakur Heritage site

Sûrên Amedê

شوورەکانی ئامەد

Walls of Amed (Diyarbakır Fortress) · Five and a half kilometres of black basalt wall ring the old city of Amed — among the longest defensive walls in the world. Raised on Roman foundations and rebuilt by every power since, with 82 towers and four great gates. UNESCO-listed together with the Hevsel Gardens.

Walls of Amed (Diyarbakır Fortress)
Adam Jones · CC BY-SA 2.0
Region
Bakur
Kind
Heritage site
English name
Walls of Amed (Diyarbakır Fortress)
Kurdish name
Sûrên Amedê