Diyarbakır receives first snowfall of the year
Diyarbakir residents were fascinated by snowfall as a rare blanket of snow-covered cars, streets, parks, and buildings on Saturday afternoon.
Diyarbakir, one of the largest cities in the Kurdish region of Turkey, was looking particularly scenic with its white winter coat.
The city’s most famous monuments, including the city walls, which remain the second-largest city walls in the world after the Great Wall of China, have been covered by a blanket of snow
Heavy snow and cold weather impacted all transportation networks of the city starting from Saturday afternoon.
The snowfall will continue over the next hours of Sunday, according to the Turkish State Meteorological Service. (ILKHA)
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