Welcome to BLACK AMID a website for exploring photographs, lithographs, video, and audio of Diyârbekir (Տիգրանակերտ/Amed/Diyarbakır) during the last century of Ottoman rule. From the shining Tigris to the great black walls, from the magnificent Ulu Câmi‘i to the lofty Surp Giragos Church, from the Hamravat Aqueduct to the Hevsel Gardens, go back in time and view over 1000 images of the city. Navigate through the street-by-street map of the city to find landmarks. Read the articles about many of the different buildings, coming from a multitude of sources in Turkish, Armenian, French, German, Dutch, Italian, and English. Never before has all of this media of Ottoman Diyârbekir been organized together.
Where to go
Find media of locations through the extensive street by street map of Diyârbekir
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What to see
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1915 Bank Baths Cemeteries Churches Citadel City Overview Dicle Bridge Dâire-i Belediyesi Gardens Gates Hamravât Aqueduct Hnchagian Hospitals Houses Inscriptions Keleks Khans Kışla-ı Hümâyûn Madrasas Maps Markets Mausoleums Military Mosques Orphanages Outside City People Roof Beds Schools Silk Tashnagtsutyun Tigris Travelers Walls Water Watermelons
