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Harran, located in the Sanliurfa Province, the ruins of the ancient city of Harran date back to the 3rd millennium BCE when the area was a cultural, religious, and commercial center. From the Early Bronze Age to the Early Christian period, get to know the fascinating story of this ancient city that continues to stun […]
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Gobeklitepe, THE TEMPLE THAT CHANGED THE TIMELINE OF CIVILIZATION: SANiIURFA GOBEKLITEPE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE, THE STARTING POINT IN HISTORY Gobeklitepe, which is not used as a settlement and serves only as a temple, entered the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2018 with its amazing monumental architecture. Year 2019 was announced as “2109 Göbeklitepe Year” in Turkey. Even […]
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Sanliurfa Archaeology and Mosaic Museum or Sanliurfa Museum (Turkish: Şanlıurfa Müzesi) are located in the south-eastern city of Şanlıurfa (also known as Urfa), Turkey. The museums contain remains of Şanlıurfa (known as Edessa in antiquity), Göbekli Tepe, Karahan Tepe, Harran (another ancient city which lies 44 kilometres (27 mi) southeast of Şanlıurfa), findings from the Southeastern Anatolia Project and ruins found in the hydroelectric dam reservoirs of Atatürk Dam, Birecik Dam and Karkamış Dam. Both museums […]
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Balikligol – Pools of Abraham, Halil-Ür Rahman Lake, is a pool in the southwest of the city center of Sanliurfa, Turkey known in Jewish and Islamic legends as the place where Nimrod threw Abraham into a fire. Balikligol – Pools of Abraham and neighbouring Aynzeliha pools are among the most visited places in Sanliurfa. Balikligol – Pools of […]
