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Diyarbakır Fortress and Hevsel Gardens Cultural Landscape
The city of Diyarbakir is located on a cliff in the upper basin of the Tigris River, part of the so-called Fertile Crescent. The city of Diyarbakir and its surroundings have been an important centre since the Hellenistic period, through the Roman, Sassanian, Byzantine, Islamic and Ottoman eras, and until the present day. The site includes the Inner Citadel (called Içkale, including the Amidah Mound) and the 5.8 km long Diyarbakir Walls, which feature numerous towers, gates, battlements and 63 inscriptions. The site also includes the Hevsel Gardens, a green link between the city and the Tigris River, which provided food and water to the city, the Anzel Water Source and the Ten Eyes Bridge.
Temple Zone of Sambor Prei Kuk, Archaeological Site of Ancient Ishanapura
The archaeological site of Sambor Prei, which means "temple in the dense forest" in Khmer, has been identified as Isanapura, the capital of the Chenla Empire that flourished in the late 6th and early 7th centuries AD. The site includes more than one hundred temples, ten of which are octagonal and are unique examples of their kind in Southeast Asia. The decorative sandstone elements at the site are typical of the pre-Angkor decorative style known as Sambor Prei. Some of these elements, including lintels, pediments and colonnades, are true masterpieces. The art and architecture that developed here became a model for the rest of the region and laid the foundation for the unique Khmer style of the Angkor period.