Mardin
Mardin | |
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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 | |
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Emblem of Mardin Metropolitan Municipality | |
Mardin Location of Mardin within Turkey. | |
| 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 |
Mardin (Kurdish: مێردین, romanized: Mêrdîn; Arabic: ماردين, romanized: Mārdīn; Syriac: ܡܪܕܝܢ, romanized: Mardīn; 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.
In February 2000, the Turkish Ministry of Culture placed Mardin and its surrounding cultural landscape on the country’s Tentative List for UNESCO World Heritage nomination.
The city had a population of 129,864 in 2021. The population is a mix of Kurds, Arabs, Mhallami, and Assyrians.