The walls of Diyarbakir

Diyarbakir Castle consists of two parts: the Inner Castle and the Outer Castle. The İçkale section, which borders the northeast of the city, is thought to have formed the core as the first settlement. Different sources on the construction of the walls of Diyarbakir offer different dates, but they all point to the middle of the 4th century. It's pointing to the middle of the century. The circumference of the walls of Diyarbakir is about 5200 meters. The remaining part of the fortress in Suriçi is 599 meters long. The total length of the walls, including the fortress, is about 5,800 meters. About 645 meters of the walls were destroyed or demolished for various reasons. The total area surrounded by the walls, including the inner castle, is approximately 1.57 km2.