Harran

Harran

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October 8th 2010
We left the city of Sanliurfa and started to head to Harran trough the fertile Harran plain. Impressive to see the landscape changing from a desert landscape to a fertile landscape. In about one hour we arrived to Harran. The architectual remains of Harran is very impressive. We entered the area of the old domed houses. The architecture of the houses keeps the houses cool in the summer and warm ... read more

Middle East » Turkey » Southeastern Anatolia » Şanlıurfa

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Modern Turkey was founded in 1923 from the Anatolian remnants of the defeated Ottoman Empire by national hero Mustafa KEMAL, who was later honored with the title Ataturk, or "Father of the Turks." Under his authoritarian leadership, the country adopt... ... read more