Monday, March 3 2025

Day: November 2, 2023

One of the oldest known Byzantine churches was found in Diyarbakır

One of the oldest known Byzantine churches was found in Diyarbakır

The excavation uncovered one of the oldest Byzantine churches found in Diyarbakır. The church, estimated to be 1500 years old, contains 46 tombs. The team conducting surface surveys in Diyarbakır’s Kulp district found a coin dating back to the reign of the Byzantine Emperor Anastasius I. Following this discovery, an excavation was initiated in the