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21/09/2021

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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21/09/2021

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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21/09/2021

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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21/09/2021

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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09/02/2021

Legends & Stories

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09/02/2021

Take A Boat Trip In Halfeti

A large part of the Halfeti city, located on the eastern bankof the Euphrates river, was submerged due to the construction of the Birecik Dam in the year 2000. Halfeti is well known for its unique black rose flower, the historical stone houses...

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09/02/2021

Visit The Bold Ibis Breeding Station

The last colony in the world of 250 Bald Ibis live in Birecik,100 kilometers west of Şanlıurfa city. Bald Ibis, which are now about to be extinct, used to migrate to Ethiopia and other East Africa countries during winter and come back to the...

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21/09/2021

Climate

Continental climate prevails in this region with very hot and dry summers and warm and rainy winters. Due to dry climate, daily and annual temperatures show considerable differences. Mean temperature in the middle of summer is about 40°C (104...

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09/02/2021

Feed Balıklıgöl Fishes

In the past,taxeswere collected from trade caravans at inns (han) where they were accommodated to spend the night. In that period, the inns were utilised as hotelsby themerchants, and where their animals were fed and could rest.Şanlıurfa is...

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09/02/2021

Discover The Historical Bazaars

Modern Shopping Mall culture has peaked in our modern age, but still the historical Urfa bazaars resist. Kazaz Bazaar, Sipahi Bazaar, Bakırcılar (Coopersmiths’) Bazaar, Kınacı Bazaar, Pamukçu Bazaar, Kuşçu (Birdsellers’)Bazaar, Tütüncü Bazaar and...

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09/02/2021

Eat Urfa’s Lahmacun & Liver Kebab

Despite being associated with the whole Turkey, traditional lahmacunare still prepared in Sanliurfa: unfermented dough, onions and isot pepper (red pepper) are the ingredents of the Urfa lachmacun. The special spicy and very hot isot pepper...

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09/02/2021

Drink Tea & Coffee In Gümrük Han

In the past, the state used to collect taxes from trade caravans at inns (han) where they accommodated. At that period, the inns used to serve as hotelswhere merchants accommodated, and fed and rested their animals.Şanlıurfa is a city which has...

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