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Mardin (Kurdish: Mêrdîn‎,[3] Arabic: ماردين‎, Syriac: ܡܪܕܝܢ‎, romanized: Merdīn[4][5]) is a city in southeastern Turkey. The capital of Mardin Province, it is known for the Artuqid architecture of its old city, and for its strategic location on a rocky hill near the Tigris River that rises steeply over the flat plains.[6] The old town of the city is under the protection of UNESCO, which forbids new constructions to preserve its façade.[7]

Antiquity and etymology
Further information: Upper Mesopotamia
The city survived into the Syriac Christian period as the name of Mt. Izala (Izla), on which in the early 4th century AD stood the monastery of Nisibis, housing seventy monks.[8] In the Roman period, the city itself was known as Marida (Merida),[9] from a Neo-Aramaic language name translating to "fortress".[10][11]

Between c.150 BC and 250 AD it was part of the kingdom of Osroene ruled by the Abgarid dynasty.[12]

Ecclesiastical history

A bishopric of the Assyrian Church of the East was centered on the town when it was part of the Roman province of Assyria. It was a suffragan see of [Edessa], the provincial [metropolitan see].

It eventually became part of the Catholic Church in the late 17th century AD following a breakaway from the Assyrian Church, and is the (nominal) seat of three sees of the Catholic Church: the current Chaldean Catholic Eparchy of Mardin and two (now) titular sees under the ancient name of the town :[23] former Armenian Catholic Archeparchy of Mardin, now Titular see of Mardin only, and former Syriac Catholic Eparchy of Mardin and Amida, now titular see (initially as mere Eparchy).

Mardin has often been considered an open-air museum due to its historical architecture. Most buildings use the beige colored limestone rock which has been mined for centuries in quarries around the area.

Churches

Meryemana (Virgin Mary) Church- A Syriac Catholic Church, built in 1895 as the Patriarchal Church, as the Syriac Catholic see was in Mardin up until the Assyrian genocide.[26]
Red (Surp Kevork) Church- An Armenian Apostolic Church renovated in 2015[27][28]
Mor Yusuf (Surp Hovsep; St Joseph) Church - An Armenian Catholic Church[26]
Mor Behnam (Kırk Şehitler) Church - A Syriac Orthodox Church built in the name of Mor Behnam and Mort Saro, the son and daughter of a ruler; dates back to 569 AD.[29]
Mor Hirmiz Church - A Chaldean Catholic Church in Mardin- It was once the Metropolitan cathedral of the Chaldean Catholic Eparchy of Mardin, prior to it lapsing in 1941. Nevertheless, One Chaldean family remains to maintain it.[30]
Mor Mihail Church -A Syriac Orthodox Church located on the southern edge of Mardin.
Mor Simuni Church - A Syriac Orthodox Church with a large courtyard.[31]
Mor Petrus and Pavlus (SS. Peter and Paul) Church - A 160 year old Assyrian Protestant Church, recently renovated.[32]
Mor Cercis Church
Deyrü'z-Zafaran Monastery or The Monastery of St. Ananias is 5 kilometers southeast of the city. The Syriac Orthodox Saffron Monastery was founded in 493 AD and is one of the oldest monasteries in the world and the largest in Southern Turkey, alongside Mor Gabriel Monastery. From 1160 until 1932, it was the seat of the Syriac Orthodox Patriarch, until the Patriarchate relocated to the Syrian capital Damascus. The site of the monastery itself is said to have been used as a temple by sun worshipers as long ago as 2000 BC.[33][34]

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Mardin Cuisine

Mardin cuisine reflects the lifestyle and climate of the region, and makes ample use of local ingredients. Like the rest of Southern and Eastern Anatolian cuisine, Mardin fare is spicy, cooked with plenty of oil, and largely meat-based. Two of the most popular dishes are ‘çiğ köfte’ (spicy raw meatballs) and rice. Cracked bulgur wheat also plays an important role in the Mardin kitchen.
Mardin dishes are not only delicious but also beautifully presented. Wild greens with curative properties such as mahaleb, ‘ıkşut’, wild cucumber, arborvitae, licorice, ‘gözdaşı’, ‘ıbzor’, fenugreek, lemon balm, malva and ‘gıbzara’ grow in and around Mardin, and feature prominently in both sweet and savory dishes.
Famous Turkish tv series SILA was filmed in Mardin.
https://www.mardintravel.com/mardin-cuisine/

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