General Information

                                 General Information:

 Mardin was taken by the Arabs from Byzantium in the 7th century. Mardin have been the Ottoman Empire through Çaldıran War. Mardin has 12 thousand years of history. Mardin in Turkey in The Southeast Region. Management is governor. Mardin governor is Turhan Ayaz. 31 municipalities and 579 villages in Mardin. Mardin is the second largest province after Kızıltepe province. Plate code is 47. Mardin has different religions and beliefs. Mardin has also artistic works. Mardin's name means "City of Castles" in the Syriac language. Most of the folk says "Merdin" in mardin.