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Anatolia, south-east
In Southeast Anatolia your trip does not only in the most exotic part of Turkey but also into the lands of the Holy Bible. Names like Tigris and Euphrates as well as Urfa, the city which once was home to Abraham, testify to this fact. You can easily get the impression that time has stood still in places like Harran, where the population still lives as it has done so for ages, as well as in regions inhabited by Syrian Christians who still speak Aramaic, the language of Jesus himself.
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| The very old Mesopotamian city Diyarbakır which is situated right at the bank of the biblical river Tigris, with its long city walls built of black basalt, is still impressive... |
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| Harran |
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| Thus passes wordly fame – formerly an important city even with a palace, today almost only ruins … Yet Harran is still interesting today because of its peculiar Trulli houses,... |
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| Hasankeyf |
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| Who knows how long one can still visit the impressive remains of the antique city fortress with its Arabian and Seljuqian sights – The time-honoured city is supposed to fall... |
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| Mardin |
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| High above the plains the hill rises on which the famous stone houses of Mardin are located: They are nestled under the citadel which crowns the castle hill high above the... |
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| Şanlıurfa |
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| The closeness to the Arabic countries is clearly visible here in the Southeast of Anatolia: Urfa has the character of an Arabian city. A changeful history has shaped it: Once... |
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