Diarbekir

Anciently Amida. Fortified town on the upper IMG:content-1146.jpg:[graphic] IMG:content-1147.png:[graphic] IMG:content-1148.png:[graphic][ocr errors][merged small] Diarbekır. and was 425 ft. by 220, supported by 127 columns, each 60 ft. high, of which 36 were carved, and "each made by a king" Tigris; seat of several patriarchs; once noted for manufactures; taken by Persians 359 and 502, and by Arabs 640. Pop. ab. 40,000. The town is circular in shape, and is surrounded by high strong walls, flanked with towers, and pierced by four gates.