Deliller Han
Deliller Hanı
An Ottoman caravanserai built in 1527 beside Mardin Gate, once a gathering point for pilgrims heading to Mecca. It is now a boutique hotel, and its courtyard can be visited or enjoyed over a cup of tea.
The caravanserai was built by the first Ottoman governor of Diyarbakır. Its name, Deliller, means “guides,” and tradition says pilgrim caravans rested here and hired guides to cross the desert. The building has black-and-white striped stone walls, and its square courtyard is surrounded by two-story arcaded rooms. It is now run as a hotel and retains its original vaults and stone carvings. Non-guests can generally enter the courtyard to look around, have tea, or eat. It is located just inside Mardin Gate at the southern end of the old town, and from here you can leave the city for Goat Tower and Hevsel Gardens.
Opening hours
Courtyard open in daytime (hotel hours)
Nearby sights
- Keçi Burcu (Goat Tower)
- Cemil Paşa Mansion (City Museum)
- Behram Pasha Mosque
- Dengbêj House
- Four-Legged Minaret
- Mar Petyun Chaldean Church
- Surp Giragos Armenian Church
- Great Mosque of Diyarbakır