There are cities called THE SUN CİTY.MARDİN is one of these.The first human seetlements in MARDİN date back 6000_6500 BC.The upper Mesopotamia Plain makes you feel that MARDİN, which is located on 1100 metres, is hanged on the space and a place in the sky.The city that is decorated with the stone architecture, by the effect of the surroundıngs geography, reflects of all the glory of the history with its mosques,churches,monasteries,caravanserais and houses.The city gathered its gift of architecture ,because it is a home for the people of Turkmens,Kurds,Armenians,Arabians,Syriacs and the member of the different religions and beliefs like Muslims,Christians,Jewish,Şemsies,Yezidies.