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Hevsel Gardens
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Hevsel Gardens
Hevsel Gardens are the seven hundred hectares fertile lands near Tigris shore, between the Diyarbakır Fortress and the river in Diyarbakır Province, Turkey. The gardens were inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2015, along with Diyarbakır Fortress.
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Country: Turkey
District: Diyarbakır Province
Category: Historic Cities and Regions
Site History: 4th Century AD
Oldest Culture: Roman
Later Cultures: Mixed
Site Features: Mixed Cultural Landscape
World Heritage Site
Part of: Diyarbakır Fortress and Hevsel Gardens Cultural Landscape
Date of Inscription: 2015
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