Tuesday, June 25, 2013

TURKEY

 
 

 
 
Region:  Transcontinental country,
located mostly on Anatolia in Western Asia
and on East Thrace in Southeastern Europe.
Area Total: 783,562 km2
Coast Line: Black Sea, The Sea of Marmara, Aegean Sea, Mediterranean Sea
Capital: ANKARA
 
 
Melik Mahmut Mosque, Mardin
The mosque is located on a small square on the road leading from the Mardin Citadel to the Savur Gate.
According to an inscription, it was built in the third quarter of the 14th century.
 
 
Mardin Ulu Camii (Grand mosque)
Built in 1176 - Artuqid Beg Il Ghazi II period
 
Şehidiye madrasah and mosque were built in 1214 by Sultan Melik Nasruddin Artuk Aslan, who is also buried here. Mardin.
 
 
Şehidiye madrasah
 
 
Zinciriye (Sultan Isa) Madrasah, Mardin
According to the inscriptions on the madrasa, it was built in 1385 by Melik Necmeddin İsa Bin Muzaffer Davud Bin El Melik Salih.
 
 
Zinciriye Madrasah
 
 
The Elephant Clock was one of the most famous inventions of Al-Jazari.
Al-Jazari
Born in Cizre in 1153, Al-Jazari spent the second half of the 12th century and the first half of the 13th century in Diyarbakir serving the Artukid rulers as the chief engineer at the Artukid Palace. Al-Jazari is known as the first mechanical engineer in history to have built automatic machines, and his works are thencornerstone of current mechanical engineering and cybernetics.
The vast majority of the mechanisms he designed and built were powered by pressure from water and other sources. Al-Jazari died in 1233,
and is buried in the courtyard of the Mosque of the Prophet Noah in Cizre, Mardin
 
 
Erdoba Mansion, Mardin
The restored konak, which now melts in with the Mardin silhouette, consists of 2 single rooms and 8 luxury double rooms, three of which are suites. To preserve the memory of the Artukid Dynasty, each room in the Selçuklu Konak is named after the great Artukid sultans who ruled and served in these lands.
Originally from Oghuz Turks, Artukids ruled in Mardin between 1102-1409. During their rule of 307 years, they have greatly contributed to the city in terms of politics, science, economy and architecture. The mosques, madrasahs, kulliyahs, caravanserais and palaces they have built brought city planning, architecture, and art to their finest. Furthermore, the libraries they have built and their collections showed their great respect for knowledge.
 
 
Erdoba Mansion
 
 
Erdoba Mansion
 
 
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