Sakip’s Mansion
Sakip’s Mansion

The mansion, currently serving as a leisure centre of the Şanlıurfa Metropolitan Municipality, was built by Sakıp Efendi, a renewed poet from Urfa. It occupies quite a wide area consisting of separate portions for both women and men. There is a...

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City Bus Terminal

Şanlıurfa is connected to neighbouring provinces with highway and two lanes roads. There are frequent bus services to many cities of Turkey, particularly to neighbouring cities such as Gaziantep, Diyarbakır, Adıyaman and Mardin. Bus services to...

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Sheikh Dede Osman Avni Mausoleum
Sheikh Dede Osman Avni Mausoleum

Sheikh Dede Osman Avni Mausoleum Sheik Dede Osman Avni was the sheikh of the Kadiri sect for 70 years in the lodge at the Mevlid-i Halil Mosque and passed away in 1883. Some of Dede Osman Avni Efendi’s books and personal belongings are on...

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Kizilkoyun Rock Tombs
Kizilkoyun Rock Tombs

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...

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Furriery
Furriery

Furriery It is known that the art of Furriery has shown existence 12 thousands years ago by the findings that are obtained in Göbeklitepe, Şanlıurfa. Furs that are special for Şanlıurfa are usually made of skin of lambs died in womb or just after...

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Narli House
Narli House

Narlı House which takes its name from the pomegranate trees in its garden, is one of the beautiful examples reflecting the traditional architecture of Şanlıurfa. This Urfa house has been restored by ŞURKAV and serves as a boutique hotel with 22...

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Kazaz Bazaar
Kazaz Bazaar

It is adjacent to the south of Gümrük Inn. It is estimated that it was built by Behram Pasha along with the Gümrük Inn which was built in 1562. Today, local clothes and accessories are sold.

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Bozova
Bozova

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...

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