This city about which the earliest information is to be found in Roman sources contains remains from various civilizations, ranging from the Persian and Byzantine to the Syrian and Arabian. These traditional stone houses in Mardin which are hundreds of years old are built from yellow limestone and cut stone. Courtyard walls resembling castle defences, monumentary vaults, decorated arches and moldings are the most striking features of the Mardin houses. Pre-planned straight and stepped streets as well as little squares are formed according to a human scale. Each house faces the plain without obstructing the view of its neighbours.
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