The province of Mardin, overlooking the Mesopotamian Plain, has preserved the old- style carving in its houses. Dating from 1385, the Sultan Isa Medresse is an interesting, beautiful Turkish monument with its magnificent carved portal. The Kasim Pasa Medresse, is also significant for its dome of bea
Today, the old citadel built by the Ayyubids in the 13th century and later occupied by many Kurdish chieftains, lies in ruins on the top of the huge limestone cliff rising vertically above the river Tigris. The old city of Hasankeyf, built besides the old mosque of the fortress, also lies in r
