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Mardin
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Mardin
Mardin is a city and the capital of Mardin Province in southeastern Turkey. Mardin has long history which is dating back to the Bronze age in the 2nd millennium BC.
Site Information
Country: Turkey
District: Mardin Province
Category: Historic Cities and Regions
Site History: Second Millennium BC
Oldest Culture: Hurrian
Later Cultures: Assyrian + Persian + Roman + Byzantine + Islamic
Site Features: Mixed Monuments
UNESCO Tentative List
Official Name: Mardin Cultural Landscape
Date of Submission: 2000
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