Diyarbakır Walls

The Diyarbakır Citadel and Walls that have guarded the city for thousands of years - as if they guard a sacred relic by enclosing the city magnificently - and the 8,000-year-old Hevsel Gardens have been inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List. The walls of Diyarbakir are 6 kilometers long, and are the second largest city walls in the world after the Great Wall of China. It is located 100 meters above the valley of the Tigris River. Diyarbakır still carries the atmosphere of the Middle Ages with its walls encircling the city which are almost intact and impressive, reaching 10-12 meters high and 3-5 meters thick.