Malabadi Bridge ready for tourist season

Malabadi Bridge is ready for tourism season: Malabadi Bridge, whose restoration work has been completed, is ready for tourism season. Batman The Malabadi Bridge, which is located on the Batman Stream at the border of Diyarbakır, was brought to tourism with the restoration works carried out last year. Small guides residing around the bridge await future domestic and foreign tourists.
THE HISTORICAL MALABADIA BRIDGE IS INCLUDING DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN TOURIST
With the start of the summer season, local tourists flock to the Southeastern Anatolia Region, which is home to many civilizations. Indicating that there has been a great interest in regional tourism from Europe in recent years, Batman Tourism and Promotion Association President Emin Bulut said that the bridge, whose restoration was completed, should be well promoted.
Noting that the bridge on Batman River, which connects Batman and Diyarbakır, can be transformed into a serious tourism potential, Bulut added, “History, nature, culture, all of them complement each other here. Fresh water gulls, many birds and ducks can turn this place into a very serious tourism potential. If the landscaping around the bridge can evaluate a little more, water, history, nature, history and bird will create a beautiful landscape. We can reveal the tourism potential of the region with this magnificent bridge with its history. ” said.
Pointing out that the bridge will be a place for local and foreign tourists this year, the archaeologist Faysal Yaman said that the necessary environmental and lighting works should be done before the season.
Stating that Malabadi bridge is the highest arched bridge in the Middle East, Yaman said, “12. It was a border between Diyarbakır and Siirt at the time of the bridge, which was also used as a Batman bridge in his works such as Ibn Batuta and his travelers such as Evliya Çelebi in some sources made on the Batman River in the XNUMXth century. There are chambers on the side. On the one hand, Siirt officials were on the other, and Diyarbakir officials were on the other. There is a sun and lion motif on the bridge. This is the symbol of the Marwani state. The bridge in Mostar is also said to be a miniature of it. ” he spoke.