SUMMARY INFORMATION ABOUT THE PLACE Although it is not known exactly when it was founded, its history dates back to the ancient period. During the excavations, archaeological finds were found from 3,500 years ago to 12,000 years ago. It changed hands between the Byzantines and the Sassanids as a border settlement in the 2nd and 3rd centuries. The Roman Emperor II, who captured Diyarbakir and its surroundings. Constantius built two frontier fortresses to protect the area from the Sassanids. The castle, which was built in 363 AD, remained under Roman and Byzantine rule for a long time. After the spread of Christianity in the region from the 4th century, the settlement became the center of the Syriac bishopric. The diocese in Hasankeyf was given the title of Cardinal by the Kadıköy Council in 451 AD. The settlement, which was under the rule of the Umayyads, Abbasids, Hamdanis and Mervanis for a while, passed into the hands of the Artuqids in 1102. The settlement, which was captured by th
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