Английская Википедия:Devegeçidi Bridge
Devegeçidi Bridge, also known as Palu Bridge,[1] Kara Köprü and Sultan Murad IV Köprüsü is a disused stone bridge of seven arches across the Devegeçidi stream Шаблон:Cvt north of Diyarbakır, in southeast Turkey, on the road to Ergani.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:SfnШаблон:Efn There is a separate bridge across the same stream that is often also called the Devegeçidi Bridge Шаблон:Cvt to the east, near the stream's confluence with the Tigris river.Шаблон:Sfn
There are three inscriptions on the southern portion of the bridge, one of which indicates that it was built in 1218 by the Artuqid ruler Melik Salih Nâsıreddin Mahmud.Шаблон:Sfn The bridge is made entirely of basalt blocks, some finely dressed others less so and has seven pointed arches, of which the southern two are the broadest.Шаблон:Sfn Deve Geçidi Bridge was last repaired in 1972.Шаблон:Sfn
The bridge became notorious as an execution site during the Armenian genocide; it is estimated at least 10,000 Armenians from Erzurum Vilayet were executed nearby.[1]
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