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Şanlıurfa Province (Turkish: Şanlıurfa ili; Kurdish: Parêzgeha Rihayê), [2] also known as Urfa Province, is a province and metropolitan municipality in southeastern Turkey. The city of Şanlıurfa is the capital of the province which bears its name.
Sanliurfa, formerly Urfa or Edessa, city, southeastern Turkey. It became a major center of Syrian culture after freeing itself from Hellenism. It figured prominently in the conflicts between Parthia and Rome. The city boasts an ancient citadel, flood-prevention works built by Justinian, and the Halil ur-Rahman complex.
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Urfa, officially called Şanlıurfa (Turkish pronunciation: [ʃanˈɫɯuɾfa]), is a city in southeastern Turkey and the capital of Şanlıurfa Province. The city was known as Edessa from Hellenistic times and into Christian times. Urfa is situated on a plain about 80 km east of the Euphrates.
Sanliurfa, known also as Urfa, is in the South Eastern Anatolian region of Turkey, famous with its past Prophets, bazaars, traditions, Harran site, Gobeklitepe site, Ataturk Dam, Urfa Kebab, Baklava, and Kelaynak birds.
- Balıklıgöl (Fish Lake) & Urfa Castle. Abraham, born sometime in the 20th century BC, is regarded in Judaism, Christianity and Islam as the forefather of the prophets.
- Şanlıurfa Museum. Şanlıurfa Province is home to the world’s very oldest temples and settlements, while Urfa has remained an important city ever since. Such a significant place requires a truly special museum to do it justice.
- Haleplibahçe Mosaic Museum. Just a few hundred meters south of the Şanlıurfa Museum is the Haleplibahçe Mosaic Museum, entry to which is included in your museum ticket.
- Kızılkoyun Necropolis. During your walk from the Şanlıurfa Museum to the Haleplibahçe Mosaic Museum, you’ll have noticed a series of holes cut out in the natural rock on the other side of the highway.
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Şanlıurfa (the Prophets' City; also known as Urfa), is a pilgrimage town and spiritual centre. This is where the prophets Job and Abraham left their marks, and the Dergah complex of mosques and the holy Gölbaşı area is imbued with a compelling atmosphere redolent of the Middle East.
