Diyarbakir City Walls

Diyarbakır Province · Turkey

Diyarbakir City Walls, Turkey
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Immense basalt ramparts encircling the old city on a plateau above the Tigris. Their dark towers and inscribed gates make up one of the longest surviving ancient walls.

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