The Dicle Bridge (Шаблон:Lang-tr; Шаблон:Lang-ku) is a historic bridge in Diyarbakır over the river Tigris (Шаблон:Lang-tr) in southeastern Turkey. Completed in 1065, it numbers ten arches with a total length of Шаблон:Convert. Hence, it is locally called also "On Gözlü Köprü" / "Pira Dehderî" (literally: Ten Arches Bridge). Its another name is the Silvan Bridge due to its position being on the road to Silvan.[1]
The bridge was commissioned by Nizam al-Din and Muyyid al-Dawla during the Kurdish dynasty, Marwanids era (990–1085) in Diyarbakır, and was built by architect Yusuf son of Ubeyd son of Sandjar in 1065, as stated in two lines of Kufic script in the inscription mounted on the southern facade of the bridge.[1]
The bridge is situated south of the city, Шаблон:Convert outside of Mardinkapı/Deriyê Mêrdînê (literally: Mardin Gate). Its location is the nearest to the city considered the bends and the course of the river as well as the rate of water flow.[2] Built with black volcanic stones, the bridge is Шаблон:Convert long and Шаблон:Convert wide, varying at some places on it. Longest span of the ten arches measures Шаблон:Convert.[1]
Due to its historic characteristic, motorized traffic over the bridge suspended after the construction of the Marwanids Bridge (Шаблон:Lang-tr; Шаблон:Lang-ku), or as initially named Bağıvar Bridge, in November 2009. The new bridge was built about Шаблон:Convert south of Dicle Bridge, far enough not to spoil the landscape view of the old bridge.[3]
