š° Diyarbakır Fortress and Hevsel Gardens Cultural Landscape
UNESCO World Heritage Site in southeastern TĆ¼rkiye
š Fast Facts
- Located along the Tigris River in southeastern TĆ¼rkiye
- City walls stretch nearly 6 kilometers with basalt construction
- UNESCO World Heritage inscription: 2015
- Encompasses both fortress walls and Hevsel Gardens floodplain
The Diyarbakır Fortress and Hevsel Gardens Cultural Landscape lies in southeastern TĆ¼rkiye along the Tigris River and represents one of the world's most extensively preserved fortification systems combined with an ancient agricultural landscape. The site encompasses the imposing basalt walls encircling the historic city center and the fertile Hevsel Gardens that occupy the floodplain below. This cultural landscape documents millennia of continuous human settlement and the relationship between ...