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1. History · Artuklu

   Tour the ancient city of Dara

   Wander the rock tombs and cisterns of Mesopotamia's best-preserved Byzantine frontier city — and photograph it.

2. Culture & art

   Explore Mardin Cultural Landscape

   Explore the Mardin Cultural Landscape — and photograph it.

3. History · Midyat

   Watch the filigree workshops in Midyat

   Watch the silver filigree (telkari) craft inherited from Syriac masters inside the workshop; buy a small piece — and photograph it.

4. History · Midyat

   See the Mor Gabriel Monastery

   Visit one of the oldest still-active Christian monasteries in the world — and photograph it.

5. History · Artuklu

   Go to the Deyrulzafaran Monastery

   A printing press once worked within Deyrulzafaran's stone walls. Equipment brought from England produced publications in Syriac, Arabic and Turkish; some parts survive at the monastery. Ask your guide about the press, photograph a printing component where permitted or the courtyard, and note the monastery's connection with book production.

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6. Food · Artuklu

   Sunset coffee at a terrace café in old Mardin

   Drink mırra or menengiç coffee on one of the stone city's terraces, overlooking the Mesopotamian plain — and photograph it.

7. Culture & art · Artuklu

   Spend a night in a stone hotel in old Mardin

   In a stone-roomed boutique hotel overlooking the Mesopotamian plain, watch the sun rise over the plain in the morning — and photograph it.