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.
- Region
- Bakur
- Kind
- Heritage site
- English name
- Walls of Amed (Diyarbakır Fortress)
- Kurdish name
- Sûrên Amedê