Mazıdağı

Mazıdağı

Mazıdağı is a district of Mardin.

Mazıdağı district, formerly known as Şamrah, has always been a lively center on the Diyarbakır-Damascus route. The history of the district goes back to the Sumerians. During the Assyrian and Urartian periods, in 2500 BC, the district was called Isala. It was called Samraj due to its location in the Damascus-Mardin and Damascus-Diyarbakir triangle. It was later changed to Şamrah and finally Mazıdağı. Mazıdağı district was established on June 9, 1937. Until this date, Şamrah was a district center of Savur and Derik districts.

There are Awrihan caves in the district, which have survived from the Stone Age to the present day. Located on a 150-meter hill, Dermetinan Castle, Sultan Şeyhmus, Pir Hattap tombs are important places of visitation in the district. There is an "inn" in Arıköy used by caravans for accommodation. In addition to the castle called Şamrah Castle in the west of the district, the silver mine found and operated by the Byzantines in Gümüşyuva Village and the castle and fortified places built for the protection of this mine, the remains of the church in the same place have a historical character. In the hamlet of Sisan, there is a church and settlement presumed to belong to the Sassanids.