Şanlıurfa Archaeology
Şanlıurfa Archaeology

Since the outcome of the ice Age, Şanlıurfa has always been populated by humans: this is explained by the availability of fertile lands rich of water, wild animals and plant species as well as the Euphrates river, forming a natural border between...

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Oringin Of The Name Sanliurfa
Oringin Of The Name Sanliurfa

Şanlıurfa is commonly known with its most recent original name of Urfa, even if Şanlıurfa is the official name since 1984. During the Independence War, Urfa inhabitants resisted the siege and organised an uprising against the French army: the...

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Kültür ve Gelenekler
Kültür ve Gelenekler

Şanlıurfa binlerce yıldır inancın çok güçlü olduğu bir yer olagelmiştir. Dünyanın ilk tapınağı olarak kabul edilen Göbekli Tepe’den günümüze Şanlıurfa’da inanç her zaman yaşamın merkezinde olmuştur. Bugün Göbekli Tepe, Nevali Çori ve Soğmatar’da...

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Culture & Traditions
Culture & Traditions

Since the outcome of the ice Age, Şanlıurfa has always been populated by humans: this is explained by the availability of fertile lands rich of water, wild animals and plant species as well as the Euphrates river, forming a natural border between...

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Agriculture, Rural Life & Water
Agriculture, Rural Life & Water

Şanlıurfa is the place where the first agricultural activities were recorded about 10,000 years ago. Our hunter-gatherer ancestors learned and start to collect seeds from the vegetation, preserve and plant them on the steppes of Şanlıurfa for the...

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A Brief History Of Sanliurfa
A Brief History Of Sanliurfa

It is not easy to write a brief history of Şanlıurfa as the upper Mesopotamia is one of the oldest settlement areas of the world. The prehistoric discoveries, especially over the last 25 years, indicates that the recorded history of Şanlıurfa...

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