Diyarbakir City Walls

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01 Urfa Gate

02 Urfa Gate Internal

03 Urfa Gate - Entry

04 Mardin Door 1

05 Mardin Door 2

06 Mardin Door 3

07 Interior Door Elazig

08 Elazig Door Side

09 Other Door Elazig

10 Malatya Door

11 Malatya Door Outside

12 In Wall

13 Above Sur

14 View Top

15 Internal Area 1

16 Internal Area 2

17 Park 1

18 Park 2

19 Above the Castle

20 Castle Entrance

21 Overview

Diyarbakir City Walls, those have been the eldest and the strongest city walls of the world, have the characteristic of being the second longest city wall following the Great Wall of China. The city walls, about 5 km-long, 10-12 meters-height and 3,5 meters width, are open to outward through 4 main doors. The reliefs, those are involving many epigraphs, double-headed eagle, tiger, bull, sun, star, horse, human being and scorpion symbols from various periods, have been decorating the city walls.