Amid (Diyarbakir)

Diar – country and bakr – Arab, race name, the direct name is Amid, Amit, city in the 4th province of Greater Armenia. It is situated on the right coast of Western Tigris. The date of the establishment of Diarbekir is unknown. It is mentioned in Akadian arrow-headed protocols in 2nd millennium B.C. with the name of Amedi.
In 9th century B.C. it is mentioned as a center of Bia-Zaman domination. In 9-8th century B.C. under the kingdom of Urartu it took part in the anti-Assorian struggle. In 330 B.C. King Tinglapalasar the 3rd  occupied Diarbekir. After the decay of the Assorian Kingdom it was left to Armenia. In 332 Kostandinos the Great rebuilt the fortresses of the city and made it a Roman military.
Still in remote  past Dairbekir was the center of Armenian culture. There were 7 Armenian colleges in Diarbekir, 2 of which belonged to the church.  The others belonged to - Hayrenasirac, Mesropyan, Patanyac and Hamazgayin organizations respectively.
At the end of 19th century there were 10000 armenians in Diarbekir.