The Euphrates and Tigris from Malatya to Hasankeyf

• 09.00–11.00 · Battalgazi, MalatyaArslantepe MoundA UNESCO-listed mound bearing traces of early state formation.

• 🚗 50,5 km · 42 min

  11.42–13.42 · Akçadağ, MalatyaLevent ValleyA valley of deep canyons with a glass viewing terrace.

• 🚗 152,5 km · 121 min

  11.01–13.01 · ElazığHarputA historic settlement with a castle, mosques and mansions on the hill above Elazığ.

• 🚗 45,5 km · 45 min

  13.46–15.46 · Sivrice, ElazığLake HazarA tectonic lake ringed by mountains, with swimming along its shore.

• 🚗 115,1 km · 95 min

  10.35–12.35 · Sur, DiyarbakırThe Walls of DiyarbakırThe basalt walls ringing the city; UNESCO World Heritage.

• 🚗 0,8 km · 2 min

  12.37–13.22 · Sur, DiyarbakırGreat Mosque of DiyarbakırA historic mosque counted among the oldest in Anatolia.

• 🚗 3,9 km · 6 min

  13.28–15.28 · Yenişehir, DiyarbakırTen-Eyed BridgeA historic ten-arched stone bridge over the Tigris.

The Ten-Eyed Bridge is lovely in the late afternoon.

• 🚗 132,2 km · 101 min

  10.41–12.41 · Hasankeyf, BatmanHasankeyf Culture ParkHistoric buildings moved from old Hasankeyf before it was flooded by the dam.

From here you can continue to Midyat and Mardin and join the Mesopotamia route.