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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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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

Archaeology Museum

Şanlıurfa Archaeology Museum, featuring one of the richest finding collections in Turkey, is the first stop that must be visited before any other archaeological sites in the region. Excavation story and findings of each of many mounds...

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09/02/2021

Sanliurfa Cuisine

When one says Şanlıurfa meals, it is Urfa kebab that first comes into mind. Wherever you go in Turkey, when you enter a restaurant, they will say they have Adana or Urfa kebab on their menu. As a matter of fact, Urfa cuisine offers more than...

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09/02/2021

Han El-Ba’rur Caravanserai

It is a caravanserai which dates back to the Ayyubid period and is located about 30 km east of Harran in Göktaş village. This caravanserai is on the route from Baghdad to Harran. It consists of a small mosque, guard’s room, stables, and Turkish...

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09/02/2021

Halfeti

According to the total population of the province of 2016 38 thousand 294. Birecik Barrage in the construction of the Euphrates River in the water center of a large part of the center has been flooded. The people of the district moved to...

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21/09/2021

The Cave Where Prophet Abraham Was Born

Known also as Mevlid-i Halil Cave, this cave is, at the same time, a water source: people believe that its water is healing. The legend says that Prophet Abraham was born in this cave and a gazelle was breastfeding him, he only drank the water in...

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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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05/02/2021

Rizvaniye Mosque & Madrasa

Located right on the north side of Balıklı Lake, this Mosque was built by Rıdvan Ahmet Pasha, Raqqa Governor of the Ottoman Empire, in 1736. The most attractive part of its structure is its green courtyard opening to Balıklı Lake and its entrance...

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05/02/2021

Savasan Village

This is the village where half of the mosque’s minaret is submerged under waters, and this image is widely used in advertisements of Rumkale. Since its road has been completely under the dam lake, you can only access the village by boats...

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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

Prophet Abraham’s Cave

According to legend, cruel King Nemrut dreamt that a child would be born who would destroy his religion and kingdom. Believing the dream to be a prophecy, the King ordered for all children born within that year to be killed. Upon hearing this...

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