Var det en søt bymur, eller?

Men skinnet kan bedra. Dette er en høyst alvorlig stor og viktig bymur. Den er både tykk og høy og 5,5 kilometer lang. Noen synes at den dermed er den nest største muren i verden, etter den kinesiske.

Jeg ble frarådet å gå rundt hele, fordi deler av den går gjennom litt tvilsomme bydeler. Etter å ha gått rundt hele så kan jeg avsløre at den egentlige grunnen antagelig var for å unngå at jeg skulle oppdage at muren faktisk likevel ikke går hele veien rundt byen. Så sånn er det. Men muren er ganske imponerende likevel.

How's that for a cuty city wall, huh?

Don't be fooled! The Diyarbakır city wall is a mighty one. It's thick and it's wide and it's 5.5 kilometres long. According to some, this makes it the second largest wall in the world, after a certain Chinese one.

I was advised by the tourist authorities in Diyarbakır not to walk its length, as some parts of it pass through some dubious areas. After having walked the length of it, I can tell you that the real reason they didn't want me to do that, is probably that they didn't want me to find out that the wall actually is broken and open several places. Oh, well. It's an impressive wall nevertheless.