Ipek Pasha Hotel Sanliurfa
Sanmed Hastanesi Caddesi Sanliurfa, Sanliurfa, Turkey
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3am wake up call and Mt. Nemrut
Friday was another long bus ride!!! We started at 9am then stopped at the supermarket to buy food cos we were going to have a picnic lunch as there were not many clean eating places on the way to Khata. Then we drove and drove and drove. It was better than our other bus rides though cos we had a different bus and more room. It was still impossible …
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Syria border crossing back to the central market
... Syrians and Arab Turks - all were very friendly and open to talking with us. Back in Urfa, we had a late lunch at one of the small restaurants in the Old Town market. As usual, it was delicious! We spent the rest of the afternoon walking through the market - you can buy anything you need in the market in small stands - of course, we found pistachio ice cream, so Mark and Dave bought two containers ...
From Urfa to Harran to Syria and Back Again
... breakfast today, we headed out for more adventures. Our guide, Ovunc, continues to amaze us with her knowledge and skills as a guide. We were on the bus to Harran when we came across a commemoration celebration in one of the city plazas as this is the day they remember the death of Ataturk, the father of modern Turkey, at the time of his death. We got off the bus and walked to where the ceremony was about to begin. Wreaths were set in front of his statue and flags ...
Göbleki Tepe, Sanliurfa, Harran, Gaziantep
... Sanliurfa et Abraham" le 25 juillet).
Tout près de Sanliurfa on a découvert un complexe de temples qui datent
de 10000 av chr, les plus anciennes constructions de l'humanité, Göbleki
Tepe, récemment découvert en 1995.
Au Sud de Sanliurfa se trouve le village Harran, avec des maisons en terre en forme de ruches, comparables avec les "Trulli", au sud de l'Italie. Ici nous avons atteint le point le plus méridional de ...
Another Wow day!
... set faces west to the sunset. It was a bit tiring to hike up there but well worth it. The statues are amazing for being so old. After coming down we went to a less popular site with monuments to kings and gods. We also stopped at an archaeological site that is being excavated by a German group. What is exciting is that it is considered the oldest ceremonial center in the world. It is 10-12 ...


