Mardin
Mardin (Kurdish: مێردین, romanized: Mêrdîn; Arabic: ماردين; romanized: Mārdīn; Syriac: ܡܪܕܝܢ, romanized: Merdīn; 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.
The old town of the city is under the protection of UNESCO, which forbids new constructions to preserve its façade.
The city had a population of 129,864 in 2021. The population is a mix of Kurds, Arabs, Mhallami, and Assyrians.
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