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The Zinciriye Madrasa with its ribbed domes below the rocky castle hill of Mardin
Photo: Dosseman / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0, resized

Culture · Mardin & Midyat · Artuklu

Zinciriye Madrasa

Zinciriye (Sultan İsa) Medresesi

An Artuqid madrasa of 1385 high in Mardin's old town, with a magnificent carved portal, ribbed domes and roof terraces over the plain.

  • Hours not verified Check on site before you go
  • Visit ~20–40 min
  • Museum Pass

Directions See it on the Mardin & Midyat map

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

What to see

The portal is one of the finest pieces of stone carving in the city; inside, courtyards step down the slope with views to the south.

Thirty minutes.

Opening rules and any fee were not read from a primary source.

Getting there

Up the steps from the main street (Cumhuriyet Caddesi) in the old town of Mardin.

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

Open in OpenStreetMap See it on the Mardin & Midyat map

Nearby

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Eat & drink nearby

Restaurants

Cafés

  • Zerde Mardin Café · ~200 m (straight line) 5.0 on Yandex (17 reviews)
  • Marangozlar Kahvesi Coffee shop · ~100 m (straight line) 4.7 on Yandex (33 reviews)
  • Lelyo Shop Café · ~200 m (straight line) 4.9 on Yandex (10 reviews)
  • Border Coffee House Coffee shop · ~200 m (straight line) 4.9 on Yandex (8 reviews)
  • Taşkent Cafe Café · ~50 m (straight line) 4.8 on Yandex (8 reviews)

Bakeries

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

Artuklu (Mardin) has 45 places to stay licensed by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism (Ministry list, counted on ilçemde on 30 Sep 2026).

Hotels and guesthouses in Artuklu ↗

Accommodation lists open on ilçemde, our sister directory of Turkish businesses (new tab). We do not take bookings or commissions.

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

About this page

Location: OpenStreetMap — Zinciriye Medresesi (relation/5694257; 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 30 Sep 2026.