Hevsel Gardens
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| Diyarbakır Fortress and Hevsel Gardens Cultural Landscape | |
|---|---|
| Name as inscribed on the World Heritage List | |
| Type | Cultural |
| Criteria | iv |
| Reference | 1488 |
| UNESCO region | Europe and North America |
| Coordinates | 37°54′39.1″N 40°13′38.2″E / 37.910861°N 40.227278°E |
| Inscription history | |
| Inscription | 2015 (39th Session) |
Hevsel Gardens, are the seven hundred hectares fertile lands near Tigris shore, between the Diyarbakır Fortress and the river. The gardens added to UNESCO tentative list in 2013.[1] It became a World Heritage Site in 2015, along with Diyarbakır Fortress.[2]
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