Daily Zerzevan Castle Tour from Diyarbakir

We start the tour after breakfast. Zerzevan Castle (Samachi); It is a strategic Roman border garrison that dominates the whole valley by its location and keeps a large area under control on the ancient trade route. Mithras Underground Temple: God of Persian origin, Mithras, is the god of the concepts of "agreement and friendship", it means "the intermediary." Mithras is the sun god and his cult is based on sun worship. It is also the symbol of light, war, justice and faith. It became very common in the Roman Empire in the 2nd and 3rd century AD. It lost its importance with the spread of Christianity in the 4th century after Christ. Mithras religion is very common among soldiers in all territories dominated by the Roma. His teaching is about the creation of the world and is also known as the god who controls the universe. Their religious ceremonies are hidden and closed to the outside. The person who will join the Mithras religion must have twelve torments. Those who attend this religion, where only men are accepted, go through seven stages. Ceremonies take place in caves and temples underground. After end of the tour return to hotel. We hope your tour was a memorable one and we look forward to seeing you in the future on another TravelShop Booking Tour. Have a safe trip back home and thanks for choosing TravelShop Booking.