Dagkapi by aliasili

Dagkapi (The Mountain Gate) is one of the seven gates of Diyarbakir City Walls. The Castle of Diyarbakır has, for thousands of years, acted as historical guardian of the city’s relics. It sits on a wide plane on the eastern edge of the basalt plateau that rises from the life-giving waters of Tigris. The structure is composed of the earlier Inner Fortress and the Outer Fortress. As the city’s first site of settlement, the Inner Fortress constitutes the core of the city. The small castle found here was built between 3700-3500 B.C.E. by the Hurrians and the Mitannis. Because the shape of the Inner Fortress is so intertwined with that of the city walls more generally, some historical context on the walls is helpful: Every civilization that ruled the city expanded the city walls in line with its security needs. The walls were rebuilt from scratch in 349 C.E. by the Roman Emperor Constantius II. Diyarbakır, Turkey. via 500px http://j.mp/ShMckB