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Mardin Castle, known as the Eagle’s Nest, on which almost the majority of the city is located, was used in the Supari, Sumerian, Babylonian, Mitanese, Assyrian, Hamdanid, Seljuk, Artuklu, Karakoyunlu, Persian, Roman, Byzantine, Umayyad, Abbasid, Akoyunlu, Safavid and Ottoman periods. Several victories. Part of the Mardin fortress, which is located at an altitude of 1000 meters above the plain, is located on steep slopes, the walls are built against any possibility of ascent and descent due to the high slope, the watchtower on the south side is standing. It had six chapters in the period in which it existed, and these are; Diyarbakir Gate in the west, Savour Gate in the east, Bab As-Saft in the north, Bab al-Zaytoun in the southwest, Bab Sidi in the south and Bab al-Hamra in the northwest.
