Midyat GAP Otel

Southeastern Anatolia


It doesn't look like much from the outside, but throw open the doors and you have spacious stone-walled rooms decked out in white with good-sized modern bathrooms. It's on Eski Midyat's main road, three blocks north of the main roundabout.


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1. Eski Midyat

0.29 MILES

Midyat's compact old town area extends east behind Atatürk Caddesi, the main road through town. At the main roundabout between Atatürk and Cumhuriyet…

2. Mor Yakop

4.61 MILES

One of the most interesting churches of the Tür Abdin, the finely restored Mor Yakop (St Jacob's) dates from the 6th century and is the finest example of…

3. Mor Kyriakos

5.45 MILES

Knock for entry to Mor Kyriakos, surrounded by high walls on the edge of Bağlarbaşı (Arnasê) village. Once through the gate, the bulky fortress-style…

4. Mor Izozoal

8.68 MILES

You need to knock for entry to Mor Izozoal, which sits grandly atop the hill in Altıntaş (Kiverzê). Inside, the church has some beautiful stone carved…

5. Morgabriel (Deyrul Umur) Monastery

11.36 MILES

About 18km east of Midyat, Morgabriel (Deyrul Umur) Monastery is surrounded by gently rolling hills dotted with olive groves. Though much restored, the…

6. Meryemana

13.58 MILES

The Meryemana (Virgin Mary) church sits at the entrance to Anıtli (Haxê) village, just before the large jandarma (army) building. The ornate, carved…

7. Mor Eliyo

14.91 MILES

A church is thought to have sat on this site since 343 but the present church building in Alagöz (Baqisyan) is much rebuilt and restored. The stone-arched…

8. Kale

20.29 MILES

Hasankeyf's castle sits high atop the cliff so is going to escape being submerged by the Ilısu Dam. Due to the reservoir wall construction going on just…