Mardin Castle

Mardin Castle is a 3,000 year old defensive fortification in the city of , Turkey. It is known as the Eagle's Nest. The castle has been used as a military base as part of a NATO agreement and hosts a radar station due to its position 1,000 meters above the Mesopotamian plain.
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  • Type: Castle
  • Description: castle in Mardin, Turkey
  • Also known as: “Mardin Kalesi” and “Mordin”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Mardin Museum and Great Mosque of Mardin.

Museum
Photo: Nevit, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a museum in , … is situated 380 metres southwest of Mardin Castle.

Mosque
Photo: Ibosimsek02, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is situated 320 metres south of Mardin Castle.

Church
Photo: Oystercard, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is situated 540 metres southwest of Mardin Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mardin and Yalım.

Photo: Nevit, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a historic city in , . The city is known for its fascinating architecture and location: heavily decorated stone buildings cascading down a mountain, overlooking the vast expanse of the Mesopotamian plains below.

Suburb
is a neighbourhood of the municipality and district of , , . Its population is 25,803. Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town. It is populated by Kurds of the Daşî and Meşkinan tribes.

Village
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is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of , in . The village is populated by Kurds of non-tribal affiliation and had a population of 1,341 in 2021. is situated 2½ km south of Mardin Castle.

Mardin Castle

Latitude
37.31544° or 37° 18′ 56″ north
Longitude
40.73839° or 40° 44′ 18″ east
Open location code
8H928P8Q+59
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2479710431
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Wiki­data ID
Q6036823
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Uzbek—“Mardin Castle” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Մարդինի ամրոց”
  • Azerbaijani: “Mardin qalası”
  • Central Kurdish: “قەڵای مێردین”
  • French: “Mordin”
  • German: “Mordin”
  • Turkish: “Mardin Kalesi”
  • Uzbek: “Mordin”

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Highlights include viewpoint Mardin and Keldani Kilisesi.

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