Mardin
Mêrdîn | |
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Clockwise from top: view of the old city and citadel; Sultan Isa Medrese; Kasımiye Medrese; view from the top of the Mesopotamian plain from the city; Mor Behnam Church; houses of the old city; Mor Hananyo Monastery | |
| Coordinates: 37°18′47″N 40°44′06″E / 37.31306°N 40.73500°E | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Mardin |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ahmet Türk (DEM Party) (elect-mayor) (deposed) Tuncay Akkoyun (trustee) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 129,864 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:00 (Time in Turkey) |
| Website | www |
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Mardin (Kurdish: مێردین, romanized: Mêrdîn; Arabic: ماردين; romanized: Mārdīn; Syriac: ܡܪܕܝܢ, romanized: Merdīn; Armenian: Մարդին) is a city and seat of the Artuklu District of Mardin Province in Turkey. It is known for the Artuqid architecture of its old city, and for its strategic location on a rocky hill near the Tigris River.
The old town of the city is under the protection of UNESCO, which forbids new constructions to preserve its façade.
The city had a population of 129,864 in 2021. The population is a mix of Kurds, Arabs, Mhallami, and Assyrians.