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Diyarbakır Fortress
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Diyarbakır Fortress
Diyarbakır Fortress is a historical fortress in Sur in Diyarbakır Province, Turkey. It consists of an inner fortress and an outer fortress. The walls come from the old Roman city of Amida and were constructed in their present form in the mid-fourth century AD by the emperor Constantius II. They are the widest and longest complete defensive walls in the world after only the Great Wall of China. The building was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2015.
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Country: Turkey
District: Diyarbakır Province
Category: Castles and Fortresses
Site History: 4th Century AD
Oldest Culture: Roman
Later Cultures: Byzantine
Site Features: Roman & Byzantine Monuments
World Heritage Site
Part of: Diyarbakır Fortress and Hevsel Gardens Cultural Landscape
Date of Inscription: 2015
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Elevation: 678 m
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