Lying along the slope of Tılfındır Hill to the east of Şanlıurfa Museum Complex are the Kızılkoyun Rock Tombs which were used as housing by the local people until recently. Excavations undertaken by the Metropolitan Municipality subsequently...
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...
With 18th Century Ottoman architectural features, the Sipahi Carpet Bazaar located on the western wall of Gümrük Han is where you will find colourful carpets, rugs, furs, and felts. Look out for Urfa kilims, a pile-less, flat-woven rug –...
Dabakhane means the place where tannery is carried out. This name was probably given since this mosque was located around Kelleçi Çayı (Brook) where leather tanners were situated in old times. It is in the region of inns today. According to its...
Located on Büyükyol Street, Fırfırlı Mosque was recorded in the Ottoman Period as Twelve Apostles Church. The structure was named Fırfırlı (Frilled) Church among the local people because of the decorations which were similar to windmills. In...
It is located in the ironmongers’ bazaar and it was very recently renovated by the Şanlıurfa Metropolitan Municipality. It is made from cut stones and has no inscriptions. It is also known as “Harem of Halil Bey of the Sakıplar”.
Mencek Inn is located near Kazaz Bazaar. Even though its actual buildingdate is not known, the first mention refersto a foundation record dated 1716. Constructed in square shape, the entrance has the shape of a tunnel, covered with crosswise and...
Şanlıurfa il merkezine 21 km uzaklıkta olan Göbeklitepe dünyanın bilinen en eski anıtsal tapınak yapısıdır. Göbeklitepe’nin keşfi tarihöncesi atalarımız olan avcı toplayıcılara dair bugüne kadar bildiklerimizi alt üst etti. Biz onları bir yerden...
Population of the district of Atatürk Dam, which is zero in the lake basin, according to 2016 TUİK data, 54 thousand 641. Area of 1,550 km2. North and east are mountainous, south is lower and flat. There is a large promenade area at Atatürk Dam...
Deyr Şebek, which is situated in proximity to Inceler Village of Birecik, is known as “Keloşk”, which means “Small Castle”, by locals. There are two ruins and a rock-cut tomb in this area dating back to the Roman period. Along with “Keçiburcu”...
According to the data of 2016, the population of Hilvan is 44 thousand 562 districts. There are 2 sub-districts of Hilvan and 62 villages and 81 hamlets.Hilvan, which is on the Diyarbakır-Şanlıurfa double highway, is 56 miles away from Şanlıurfa...
