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The ten arches of the Dicle Bridge over the Tigris
Photo: Hedda Gabler / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0, resized

Culture · Diyarbakır · Yenişehir

Ten-Eyed Bridge (Dicle Bridge)

On Gözlü Köprü (Dicle Köprüsü)

An eleventh-century stone bridge of ten arches over the Tigris, south of the walled city, a favourite place to watch the sunset.

  • Open space No opening hours, no ticket
  • Ticket Free
  • Visit ~30 min–1 h

Directions See it on the Diyarbakır map

Build a day-by-day plan with closing-day warnings and ticket totals.

What to see

Built in 1065 under the Marwanids, the bridge carries a footpath over the river; tea gardens on the banks look back to the Hevsel Gardens and the city walls.

Thirty minutes to an hour in the evening.

Walk across for the view of the river and the gardens.

Getting there

About 3 km south of the Mardin Gate of the city walls; taxi or city bus.

Transport lines are general directions, not checked against the operator's timetable.

Open in OpenStreetMap See it on the Diyarbakır map

Nearby

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Eat & drink nearby

Restaurants

Cafés

  • Karşıyaka Kafe Café · ~100 m (straight line) 3.5 on Yandex (16 reviews)
  • On Gözlü Çay Bahcesi Tea garden · ~100 m (straight line) 3.5 on Yandex (44 reviews)
  • Diyarı Lezzet Café · ~100 m (straight line) 1.9 on Yandex (6 reviews)
  • Acem Gölü Café · ~700 m (straight line) 4.2 on Yandex (34 reviews)

Listings from ilçemde, our sister directory; ratings from the map service shown. We don't rank by payment. Nearer places come first (within 300 m, then 700 m), then ratings weighted by how many reviews they have. Opening hours can change; “Open now” uses Istanbul time.

Where to stay nearby

ilçemde shows no Ministry-licensed count for diyarbakir/yenisehir; its page still lists hotels and guesthouses in the district.

Hotels and guesthouses in diyarbakir/yenisehir ↗

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Pharmacies on duty tonight in diyarbakir/yenisehir ↗ The list changes every day; on-duty pharmacies stay open when the others are closed.

About this page

Location: OpenStreetMap — On Gözlü Köprü (way/109232995; Nominatim, 01.10.2026). Ticket, hours and closing days: only from the operator's own pages; anything we could not confirm there is marked “Not verified”. Last checked 1 Oct 2026.