Viranşehir
Viranşehir

It is one of the oldest districts of Şanlıurfa. The population is 189 thousand 174 according to the data of TUIK in 2016. The surface area is 1,843 square meters and the height from the sea is 620 meters. The E-90 highway known as the Historical...

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Roman Bath
Roman Bath

Remains of Roman Bath, situated at the south wing of Şanlıurfa Museum Complex, spread around a very large area. It is located at the right side of the pathway going straight to Balıklı Lake from museums. Although not excavated yet, quite a lot of...

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Siverek
Siverek

Due to its geographical position, Siverek is a town which contains Şanlıurfa and Diyarbakır cultures in itself. It is 96 km away from Şanlıurfa and 85 km away from Diyarbakır. In Siverek, Şanlıurfa plain starts to rise and ranges of mountains...

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Birecik
Birecik

Population of Birecik on the bank of the Euphrates river According to the data of TUİK in 2016, the population is 93,668. An important feature of Birecik is that it is one of the few places where nesting birds naturally live in the world. Because...

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Ulu (Great) Mosque
Ulu (Great) Mosque

Great Mosque is the oldest mosque in Turkey which was built in Islamic style. It was built by the last Umayyad Khalifa, Mervan II, between the years 744-750. The area on which the mosque was built is 104 x 107 meters. The height of its minaret...

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Germus Church (Surp Asdvadzadzin)
Germus Church (Surp Asdvadzadzin)

Germüş Church is located in Dağeteği Village, which is about 10 km away from the centre. It is an Armenian church dating back to 19th Century. The church was built with stone and had two floors. Although it is highly neglected today, the church...

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Reji Church
Reji Church

It is the small square that you will end up when you take the Kazancı Bedih Street to the east. The Square is actually a crossroad of four streets. As it is surrounded by Kurtuluş Primary School, Nimetullah Mosque, Şeyh...

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Millet Bridge
Millet Bridge

It was construction on the Karakoyun (Dayşan) Stream to enable access to the Millet Hospital and this is the origin of its name. The actual construction date is not known for certain. Thi is a very important bridge for the history of Şanlıurfa...

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Gumruk Inn
Gumruk Inn

Among the inns, the most famous is Gümrük Inn,through which an open fresh water pipe, coming from Balıklı Lake, passes. Huge plane trees were plantedin its courtyardand even though they were recently trimmed, they still give their shadow to the...

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Tourist Information Centres
Tourist Information Centres

There are two tourist information centres within Balıklıgöl Tourist Complex and one near the Metropolitan Municipality building; in these offices you can obtain information, maps and other tourism printed material. You can also obtain...

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Old City Walls & Castle
Old City Walls & Castle

It is believed that Urfa Castle was built on a Neolithic settlement area dating back to 10,000 BC. The first written records about the Castle is from the 11th century. It is believed to be built in the Assyrian period between 812-814 AD. King of...

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