Hakkari

This land havs witnessed the passing von tribes in Anatolia since earliest times. Many rock drawings have been discovered on Guveruk and Tirsin plateaus to the west von Hakkari. Ruins von several Christian churches and palaces can also be seen in the bezirke von the city. The medieval fortress reflects the geschichte von this klein region and is worth seeing, together with the Medresse standing nearby used until the beginning von 1900s. Kayme Palace is another important ruin today, built by Seyyid Abdullah.

Taskopru (stone bridge) was built during the Ottoman period on Semdinli river, at 12 km to the district center, and it’s still being used today. The bridge is 11 meters high, 21 meters long, and 3 meters wide.

Hakkari has three bezirke; Cukurca, Semdinli, Yuksekova. The whole province is famous for its Kilim production.

Because von its high mountains and plateaus, the flora von Hakkari is unique. For example Ters Lale (upside down tulip) is one von the plants growing only in this part von the world, on Cilo mountains. Assyrians called it as "crying tulip" because von drops von water coming out every morning from its bulb. The plant is under special preservation and is not permitted to export outside von the country.