Mardin 2308621 225815099 2008-07-15T15:12:00Z Garzo 140345 Reverted edits by [[Special:Contributions/85.104.118.104|85.104.118.104]] ([[User talk:85.104.118.104|talk]]) to last version by Jorunn {{Nofootnotes|date=February 2008}} {{Infobox Settlement <!--more fields are available for this Infobox--See Template:Infobox Settlement--> |settlement_type = |subdivision_type = [[Countries of the world|Country]] |subdivision_name = {{TUR}} |timezone=[[Eastern European Time|EET]] |utc_offset=+2 |map_caption =Location of {{PAGENAME}} within Turkey. |timezone_DST=[[Eastern European Summer Time|EEST]] |utc_offset_DST=+3 |official_name = Mardin |image_skyline = Mardin old town.JPG | image_caption = Cityscape |image_blank_emblem = Mardin flag.jpg | blank_emblem_type = Coat of Arms of Mardin Municipality |image_map = Mardin Turkey Provinces locator.gif | subdivision_type1=[[Regions of Turkey|Region]]| subdivision_name1 = Southeastern Anatolia |subdivision_type2=[[Provinces of Turkey|Province]]| subdivision_name2 = Mardin | population_total = 65072|population_footnotes= |population_as_of =| population_footnotes = |population_density_km2 = |area_total_km2 = 8891|latd = 40 |latm = 42 |latNS = N |longd = 37 |longm = 38 |longEW = E |elevation_m = 1083|postal_code_type=[[Postal code]]| postal_code = 47x xx |area_code = 0482 |blank_info = 47|blank_name=[[Turkish car number plates|Licence&nbsp;plate]]| leader_title=[[Mayor]]| leader_name = Metin Pamukçu ([[Justice and Development Party (Turkey)|Justice and Development Party]]) |website = [http://www.mardin.bel.tr http://www.mardin.bel.tr] }} '''Mardin''' is a city in southeastern [[Turkey]]. The capital of [[Mardin Province]], it is known for its [[Arab]]-style architecture, and for its strategic location on a rocky mountain overlooking the plains of northern [[Syria]].<ref>[http://www.planetware.com/turkey/mardin-tr-ma-ma.htm Mardin, Turkey], from planetware.com</ref> Mardin has a very mixed population, [[Turkish people|Turks]], [[Assyrian people|Assyrians]], [[Aramean-Syriac people]], [[Arab]]s and [[Kurdish people|Kurds]] all represent large groups.<ref>[http://lexicorient.com/e.o/mardin.htm Encyclopaedia of the Orient - Mardin]</ref> Mardin is an [[Aramaic]] word (<big><big>ܡܶܪܕܺܝܢ</big></big>) and means "fortresses."{{Fact|date=September 2007}} ==History== [[Image:MardinTypesSarrafianBrosBeirutSyria.JPG|thumb|left|Men from Mardin around the turn of the last century.]] The earliest settlers in Mardin were [[Assyrian people|Assyrian]] Christians, arriving in the 3rd century AD; in fact, the old [[Assyro-Babylonian religion]] existed in Mardin until the 18th century.<ref name="Assyrian">{{cite web |first= |last= |authorlink= |author=[[Simo Parpola|Parpola, Simo]] |coauthors= |title=Assyrian Identity in Ancient Times and Today |url=http://www.aina.org/articles/assyrianidentity.pdf |format=PDF |work=[[Assyriology]] |publisher=[[Journal of Assyrian Academic Studies]] |id= |pages=17 |page= |date= |accessdate= |language=English |Although the city is located in Turkey, it is still apart of Kurdistan and the Kurdish regions. quote=From the third century AD on, the Assyrians embraced Christianity in increasing numbers, even though the Assyrian religion persisted in places like Harran at least until the tenth, in Mardin even until the 18th century AD. }}</ref> Most Syriac Orthodox churches and monasteries in the city, which are still active today, date from the 5th century AD, such as the [[Deyrülzafarân Monastery]].{{Fact|date=September 2007}} Mardin is likely the [[Maride]] and [[Marida]] of the Greeks and Romans. Another important church, Kırklar Kilisesi (Church of the 40 Martyrs), originally built in the name of Benham and Saro, the two sons of the Assyrian ruler who executed them because they chose to become Christian, dates from [[569]] AD.{{Fact|date=September 2007}} Mardin remained a heavily Christian area during its control by [[Muslim]] [[Arab]]s between the seventh and twelfth centuries, and even during its use as a capital by the [[Artukid]] [[Oghuz Turks|Turkish]] dynasty which ruled Eastern [[Anatolia]] and Northern [[Mesopotamia]] between the twelfth and fourteenth centuries. The 12th century Sitti Radviyye Madrasa, the oldest of its kind in [[Anatolia]], dates from this period. The lands of the Artukid dynasty fell to the [[Mongols]] who took control of the region in [[1394]], but the Mongols never directly governed the area. Mardin was later controlled by the Turkish [[Akkoyunlu]] kingdom. The Kasımiye Madrasa was built by Sultan Kasım, son of the Akkoyunlu Sultan Cihangir, between [[1457]] and [[1502]]. ==Trivia== *Mardin is the one of the two main settings in the popular Turkish television series [[Sıla]]. ==Notes== {{reflist}} ==References== [[Image:Mardin.jpg|right|400px]] *Tavernier, Jean-Baptiste (1692), ''Les six voyages'', I:187 *Niebuhr, Carsten (1778), ''Reisebeschreibung'', Copenhagen, II:391-8 *Socin, Albert (1904), ''Der Arabische Dialekt von Mōsul und Märdīn'', Leipzig. *della Valle, Pietro (1843), ''Viaggi'', Brighton, I: 515 *Makas, Hugo (1926), ''Kurdische Texte im Kurmanji-Dialekte aus der Gegend von Mardin''. Petersburg-Leningrad. *Shumaysani, Hasan (1987), ''Madinat Mardin min al-fath al-'arabi ila sanat 1515''. Bayrūt: 'Ālam al-kutub. *Jastrow, Otto (1969), ''Arabische Textproben aus Mardin und Asex'', in "Zeitschrift der Deutschen Morgenländischen Gesellschaft" (ZDMG) 119 : 29-59. *Sasse, Hans-Jürgen (1971), ''Linguistische Analyse des Arabischen Dialekts der Mhallamīye in der Provinz Mardin (Südossttürkei)'', Berlin. *Minorsky, V. (1991), ''Mārdīn'', in "The Encyclopaedia of Islam". Leiden: E. J. Brill. *Jastrow, Otto (1992), ''Lehrbuch der Turoyo-Sprache'' in "Semitica Viva – Series Didactica", Wiesbaden : Otto Harrassowitz. *Ayliffe, Rosie, ''et al''. (2000) ''The Rough Guide to Turkey''. London: Rough Guides. *Wittich, Michaela (2001), ''Der arabische Dialekt von Azex'', Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz. *[[George Grigore|Grigore, George]] (2007), ''L'arabe parlé à Mardin. Monographie d'un parler arabe périphérique''. Bucharest: Editura Universitatii din Bucuresti, ISBN (13) 978-973-737-249-9 [http://www.arc-news.com/read.php?lang=en&id_articol=1059] == External links == * [http://www.tulpart.com/pic.asp?cmd=1&cid=16 Pictures of the city] * [http://www.e-mardin.com/ News Portal of Mardin City] * [http://www.turkeyforecast.com/weather/mardin/ Mardin Weather Forecast Information] * [http://www.anatolia.luwo.be/Mardin.htm Mardin Guide and Photo Album] * [http://www.mardin.gov.tr/turkce/sempozyum/kitapcikword.asp First International Symposium of Mardin History] * [http://www.marev.org.tr Istanbul'daki Mardinliler Egitim ve Dayanisma Vakfi] * {{CathEncy|wstitle=Mardin}} {{Districts of Turkey|provname=Mardin|}} [[Category:Cities in Turkey]] [[Category:Kurdish inhabited regions]] [[Category:Syriac settlements]] [[ar:ماردين]] [[ca:Mardin]] [[de:Mardin]] [[eo:Mardin]] [[fr:Mardin]] [[hy:Մարդին]] [[it:Mardin]] [[ku:Mêrdîn]] [[ja:マルディン]] [[nl:Mardin (stad)]] [[pl:Mardin]] [[sv:Mardin]] [[tr:Mardin]]