'''Mardin Province''' ([[kurd]] ''Mêrdîn'', [[llengua siríaca|siríac]]: ܡܶܪܕܺܝܢ "Mardin" in related Semitic language [[àrab]]: ماردين , ''Mardīn'') is a province of [[TurkeyTurquia]] with a population of 737,852.<ref>{{cite web|author=Turkish Statistical Institute|authorlink=Turkish Statistical Institute|publisher=Turkish Statistical Institute|url= http://www.tuik.gov.tr/jsp/duyuru/upload/adnks_Harita_TR/HaritaTR.html|title=2007 Census, population by provinces and districts|accessdate=2007-12-26|date = 2007}}</ref> The population was 835,173 in 2000.<ref>[http://www.mardin.gov.tr/turkce/nufus.htm/ Population of Mardin province]</ref> The capital of the Mardin Province is Mardin. Located near the traditional boundary of [[Anatòlia]] and [[Mesopotàmia]], it has a diverse population with an [[Àrabs]] minority{{Citation needed|date=May 2009}} in districts Mardin, Midyat, Yeşilli, Savur, Ömerli and minorities of Kurds, [[Turcs]] and [[Arameus]] }[[Image:View from Mardin to the Mesopotamian plains.jpg|left|thumb|200px|View from Mardin to the Mesopotamian plains]]
The local [[Arameus]], while much reduced due to the results of the [[genocidi assiri]], supports two of the oldest monasteries in the world, [[Dayro d-Mor Hananyo]] (Turkish ''Deyrülzafaran'', English ''Saffron Monastery'') and [[Deyrulumur Monastery]]. The Christian community is concentrated on the [[Tur Abdin]] plateau and in the town of [[Midyat]], with a smaller community (approximately 100) in the provincial capital.
