Dicle Bridge over river Tigris in Diyarbakir Turkey. (Turkish: Dicle Köprüsü; Kurdish: Pira Dehderî) Silvan Bridge (Silvan Köprüsü / Pira Farqînê)

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Architect Sancaroğlu Ubeydoğlu Yusuf Constructed by Nizamüddin and Müeyyidüddevle Construction end 1065 The bridge was commissioned by Nizam al-Din and Muyyid al-Dawla during the Kurdish dynasty, Marwanids era (990–1085) in Diyarbakır, and was built by architect Yusuf son of Ubeyd son of Sandjar in 1065, as stated in two lines of Kufic script in the inscription mounted on the southern facade of the bridge.

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Size: 3148px × 4482px
Location: Diyarbakır, Turkey
Photo credit: © ruelleruelle / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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Keywords: arches, bridge, ten