Mesopotamia is the area between the rivers Tigris and Euphrates. This territory now belongs mainly to Iraq. This is the collection of posts about visiting Turkey part of Mesopotamia on Sep 24th - Oct 1th 2021.
Zeugma
The face of Gaziantep - terrific "Zeugma Mosaic Museum" - biggest mosaic museum in the world.
Submerged city and hive houses
Submerged old town Halfeti and hive houses in an ancient Harran, the city of the prophet and Abraham and the first university.
Pool of Sacred Fish and The Cave of Abraham
My acquaintance with Sanliurfa - Turkey's great pilgrimage cities, called "City of Prophets".
From Abraham to Peter and Paul ~ Sanliurfa Castle and Reji Church
Walk around Sanliurfa Castle, and visiting the last Christian church.
Walk in old city Sanliurfa
The best way to get to know the city is to walk around it. Walk without expectations, ignoring advices from the guidebook, just let yourself be guided by the narrow streets.
Byzantine mosaics in Sanliurfa Haleplibahce Mosaic Museum
It's is beautiful and spacious inside. The greatest structure of Turkey constructed without any columns having. Ancient mosaics dated 5-6 AD are really worth a visit.
I am at zero point of history!
G枚beklitepe is considered to be the oldest known megalithic structure in the world. For a long time this place was considered the zero point of human history, until the settlement of Burnuklu-Tarla was recently found near Mardin. Probably, this place in the basins of the Euphrates, Tigris, and Jordan rivers, defined as the Fertile Crescent in the Near East, will make us rethink what we know about human history...
Following in the footsteps of 3rd Darius King of Persia
One of the most important settlements of Upper Mesopotamia, Dara Ancient City was established as a military garrison town to protect the eastern border of the Eastern Roman Empire against Sassanid Empire (or Empire of Iranians). This place is called the Ephesus of the southeast, but I can also call it the last bastion of the Byzantines on the East.
One fabulous day in Mardin
Open-air museum, fountain of history, and oriental city of tales. Mardin is given a various names and adlectives, and all they match. I can add one from myself - a place I dream about seeing one more time.
One of those days. Sunset in Mardin
It became a popular filming location, and not only in Turkey, but for Hollywood also. No wonder, it's charm is like a spell...馃挊
Tales of Old Towm ~ Shahmaran
Today I'll take you to Mardin, a medieval city in the heart of Mesopotamia where I first heard ancient and sad legend about Shahmaran, the present-day symbol of Mardin. As it supposed be in an oriental fairy tale, it is about love, sacrifice and wisdom.
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