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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.
Birka and Hovgården
The archaeological site of Birka is located on the island of Björkök in Lake Mälar and was inhabited in the 9th and 10th centuries AD. Hofgarten is located on the neighboring island of Adelsø. Together they form an archaeological complex that demonstrates the complex trade networks of Viking Age Europe and their influence on the subsequent history of Scandinavia. Birka is also the site of the first Christian church in Sweden, founded by St. Ansgar in 831.