Amida Mound

Amida Mound is a hill in Sur, Diyarbakır Province. Amida Mound is situated nearby to the suburb Cevat Paşa, as well as near the locality İzzetpaşa Kavşak.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Surp Giragos Church and Diyarbakır Archaeological Museum.

Surp Giragos Church

Church

Photo: Rob, GFDL.

The Church of St. Giragos or Surp Giragos Church is a historic Armenian Apostolic church in Diyarbakır, Turkey. It is the largest Armenian church in the Middle East.

Diyarbakır Archaeological Museum

Museum

Photo: Dosseman, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Diyarbakır Archaeological Museum is an archaeological museum in Diyarbakır, Turkey.

Sheikh Matar Mosque

Mosque

Photo: MikaelF, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Sheikh Matar Mosque or Sheikh Mutahhar Mosque is a historical mosque in Diyarbakır, Turkey, best known for its unique minaret based on four columns, dubbed the Four-legged Minaret.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Diyarbakır and Bağlar.

Diyarbakır

Photo: Adam Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Diyarbakır is the largest city in Southeastern Anatolia. Its 2024 population of 1,165,000 are mostly Kurdish, who call it Amed, and it’s been a flashpoint in the struggle for Kurdish autonomy.

Bağlar is a municipality and district of Diyarbakır Province, Turkey. Its area is 429 km2, and its population is 406,471. It covers the southwestern part of the city of Diyarbakır and the adjacent countryside.

Yenişehir

Town

Photo: Sonrisa, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Yenişehir is a municipality and district of Diyarbakır Province, Turkey. Its area is 358 km2, and its population is 219,759. It covers the southwestern part of the city of Diyarbakır and the adjacent countryside.

Amida Mound

Type: Hill
Also known as: “Amida Höyüğü” and “Virantepe”
Categories: archaeological site, grassland, historic site, and landform
Location: Sur, Diyarbakır Province, Turkey, Eastern Mediterranean Europe, Europe
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Latitude

37.9156° or 37° 54′ 56″ north

Longitude

40.2408° or 40° 14′ 27″ east

Open location code

8H92W68R+68

OpenStreetMap ID

way 302866281

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=archaeological_site

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=grass

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=hill

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