In the same day, after Hasankeyf, I visit Midyat. Turks, kurds, syrians, live together, following their respective different religions.

The steeple of a Syriac Orthodox church:

The house of a rich family:

Steeples and minarets, in the same picture:

That ‘s the Mesopotamia, the most great alluvial plain of the world. At 40 km there is the Syrian border …

Approximately at one hour there is Mardin. This is Deyrülzafaran the monastery, not far from the

town. Unfortunately when we arrive it’s closed:

View of the surroundings:

Many Syriac Orthodox churches and monasteries were built on ancient Assyrian Babylonians temples.

Mardin at sunset:

Mardin by night: