Amida Hoyuk

Diyarbakir is home to countless ancient wonders and ruins from throughout history. Excavations are currently underway to reveal the historic Roman street in Amida Hoyuk, a hill known as the heart of Diyarbakir Province while also being the historical Roman name for the city, along with Amed which was called in the Assyrian and modern Kurdish times. Amida Hoyuk was home to many civilizations such as Assyrians, Persians, Great Armenia, Romans, Sassanids, Byzantines, Umayyads, Abbasids, Safavids, Ayyubids, Marwanids, Ottomans and many other ancient civilizations.