Historical Sites
Historic buildings and monuments that illuminate the past.
Historical Sites guide
This category includes 2,055 published Historical Sites places with location, transport and practical visit details.
Hasankeyf Grand Mosque
The mosque, built by the Ayyubids in 1325 on the highest point of Hasankeyf Castle, atop a R…
Hasankeyf Grand Palace
A 14,000 square meter palace complex built on the highest point of Hasankeyf Inner Castle, o…
Batman Museum (Mehmet Cabir Alper Archaeology Museum)
The archaeology museum within the Batman Cultural Center exhibits approximately 500 artifact…
Beksi Castle
A partially ruined defensive castle built by the Byzantines on the slope of Mount Meydanok, …
Ten-Arched DDY Bridge (Zilek Bridge)
A ten-arched railway bridge built over the Batman River between 1939 and 1944. It connects t…
Rabat Castle
A medieval castle built on a steep rock in Yanıkkaya village, Kozluk. The ruins are limited,…
Hızır Bey Mosque
Hızır Bey Mosque, known for its 1512 inscription, is the largest mosque in Kozluk district o…
İbrahim Bey Mosque
A historic mosque in Kozluk dating back to 1705, known for its double-staircase minaret. Loc…
Zeynel Bey Tomb
A cylindrical monumental tomb built in Hasankeyf in 1473 for Zeynel Bey, son of Akkoyunlu ru…
Mor Aho Monastery
A rectangular-plan Syriac monastery near Hasankeyf. Built with cut stone and rubble, it has …
Kozluk Castle / Hezo Castle
A historic castle rising on a rocky hill dominating the Kozluk district center, built in 416…
Hasankeyf Castle
A Byzantine castle carved into a monolithic rock, 200 meters above the Tigris River. Built i…
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