Historical city, Mardin

Mardin is included in the World Heritage list of Unesco.

Thoroughout the history folks settled in the area called Mesopotamia between Eughrates and Tigris rivers. Many people came to the area and then migrated. They mixed one another like clouds. After all they separated again.But this combination and separation lasted very long. Mesopotamia is really a unique place where many nations and civilizations appeared, developed and mixed with each other.

Mardin settled on hill of a mountain is one of the oldest cities of north Mesopotamia. Mardin, having a magnificient view, surrounded by quite green gardens down the hill looks as if it is waiting for Mesopotamia.

In about 8000 BC:, in the area between 30-40 north latitudes and extending about 1500 km. from Anatolia to Iran cereals were being cultivated and animal herds were being fed.

According to what understand from the bones discovered during the excavation works conducted in the area , sheep and goats were being fed. As the common synthesis of the books explainig the beginning of agriculture first farmers and herders is this and as Mardin was between the latitudes mentioned, we can say that it has a settled past dating back to 8000 BC.