Located near the traditional boundary of Anatolia and Mesopotamia, it has a diverse population, composed by Kurdish, Arab and Assyrian people.
The local Assyrians/Syriacs, while very reduced due to the massacres of the Assyrian Genocide, hold on to two of the oldest monasteries in the world, Dayro d-Mor Hananyo and Deyrulumur Monastery. The Christian community is concentrated on the Tur Abdin plateau and in the town of Midyat, with a smaller community (approximately 100) in the provincial capit..... more details about Mardin Province
