Midyat
Midyat is a district of Mardin.
Midyat
Midyat is a district of Mardin.
Midyat (Syriac: ܡܕܝܕ, romanized: Mëḏyaḏ, Kurdish: Midyad, Arabic: مديات) is a municipality and district of Mardin Province, Turkey. Its area is 1,241 km2, and its population is 120,069 (2022). The town is populated by Kurds, Mhallami and Assyrians. The old Estel neighborhood is about 80 to 85% Kurdish-populated. Midyat was originally made up of mostly Syriac Orthodox, Catholic, and Protestant Christians. The spoken language of Midyat was until recently modern Aramaic (Surayt) and the town has throughout history been considered the capital of the Tur Abdin region, the heartland of Syriac Christianity.
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Mardin
Mardin is a stone city above the Mesopotamian plain, with a skyline of domes, minarets and carved facades. Its old town, monasteries and bazaars are best explored slowly, and the surrounding villages hold layered Christian, Muslim and Kurdish heritage.
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