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 mescit in the middle of the
courtyard by tommix
Caravanserai means literally "caravan palace" and there were used as staging posts for camel caravans in the Silk Road. Typical caravanserai is a huge stone building with a large open court and big "ahir" (stable) at the back. The camels were unloaded in the court and then taken to the stable. Around the court were located all the services for travellers - hammam, exchange office, refectory, store rooms, etc. And for their souls - there is always a "mescit" (small mosque) in the middle of the courtyard.
Sultanhani is roughly 40 km from Aksaray and 110 from Konya. Admittance fee is about 1 USD. Leave a Comment
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 main (North) entrance to
the Mosque by tommix
The treasure in question is a Ulu Cami & Darussifa (Grand Mosque and Hospital) founded in 1228 by the local emil Ahmed Shah and his wife Fatma Turan Melik. The place is simply breathtaking! Dominating the town of Divirigi Ulu Cami & Darussifa is built in a rich, almost extravagant Seljuk style - full of scuplted patterns and Arab inscriptions. A masterpiece!
Ulu Cami & Darussifa is supposed to be open for visitors from 8 am to 5 pm, from Tuesday to Saturday. "Is supposed" because the day of our visit at 4.30 pm it was already closed! :( So I couldn't see inside... Leave a Comment
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 by MalenaN
It is a peaceful place to visit and not turisty.
Behind the mosque is the cementary and the tomb of Mehmet the Conqueror. To the tomb there is an entrance fee:
1000 000 TL.
Beside the mosque is a big yard where it is nice to have a break and sit down to watch people go by.
Fatih Camii is a few km nortwest of the Blue Mosque. Leave a Comment
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Fethiye is littered with ancient monuments. Probably the most interesting of the bunch is the Lycian Tomb of Amyntas. This fascinating tomb has been cut out of a rock face just south of the town. It dates from 350B.C.The facade is quite impressive with its Ionic columns. There is nothing to see beyond it however. The views of Fethiye's harbour and the mountains beyond are quite stunning. This makes this site rather popular at sunset. It is a steep climb up the hill to get to it.
The tomb is open daily from 8am to 7pm with an admisssion price of $2.00. Leave a Comment
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 Waterfalls by MalenaN
Some of the tables even stand in the water so you will have running cold water over your feet. You can come here just to have tea or you can come here to eat (fish s common) and have a beer.
There has been floods in the area recently, bringing a lot of litter to the slopes, but hopefully it will be cleared up. Leave a Comment
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 pamukkale by traveloturc
1st day Izmir
2nd day Izmir-efes ( ephesus) -Meryem Ana ( virgin Mary) and back 180 km
3rd day Izmir-Akhisar-Bergama and back
izmir-Akhisar ( Thyatira) 95 km
akhisar-bergama ( pergamum) 85 km
bergama -Izmir 105 km 285 km
4th day
Izmir -sart ( sardis) 100 km
Sart-Alasehir ( Philadelphia) 58 km
Alasehir -Laodikea 110 km
Laodikea - Pamukkale ( hierapolis) 10 km 278 km
5th day Pamukkale-Izmir
Pamukkale -Honaz ( Colossae) 30 km
Honaz-Geyre (Aphrodisias) 113 km
Geyre -izmir 179 km 321 km
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The ruins of the Temple of Apollo and Athena are amongst the many Roman ruins that are scattered about the town of Side. They are not large and are actually free to visit. This is a great place to watch the sunset. Lots of couples come here after dark for romantic interludes. Leave a Comment
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 agri (ararat) mt by traveloturc
1st day istanbul-eskisehir 315 km ,
eskisehir- ballica (pessinus)67 km
ballica-gordion 54 km
gordion-ankara (ankyra) 103 km total 539 km
2nd day ankara (ankyra)
3rd day ankara- sungurlu
ankara- bogazkale (hattusas) 197 km
bogazkale-alacahoyuk 33 km
alacahoyuk-sungurlu 37 km total 267 km
4th day sungurlu to samsun
sungurlu-merzifon 136 km
merzifon-amasya (amastris) 47 km
amasya-samsun (amisus) 128 km total 311 km
5th day samsun-trabzon
samsun-ordu 164 km
ordu-giresun (kerasus) 47 km
giresun-trabzon (trapezus) 150 km total 361 km
6th day trabzon -erzurum
trabzon-macka 21 km
macka-sumela and back 44km
macka-gumushane 88 km
gumushane- erzurum 206 km total 359 km
7th day erzurum-agri
erzurum-agri ( ararat mt) 189 km (reminder:Agri (Ararat) Mt is in Turkiye not in Armenia)
agri- dogubeyazit and back 192 km total 381 km
8th day agri-van
agri-van (tushpa) 230 km
van -ahtamar and back 60 km total 290 km
9th day
van- diyarbakir
van-bitlis 175 km
bitlis-diyarbakir 231 km total 406 km
10 th day diyarbakir-gaziantep
diyarbakır-urfa ( edessa) 184 km
urfa-altinbasak(Harran) and back 85 km
urfa-gaziantep 146 km total 416 km
11th day gaziantep-barak(charchemish) and back 154 km
12th day gaziantep -antakya (antioch on orontes) 197 km
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 aspendos by traveloturc
1st day antakya-adana
Antioch-Iskenderun (alexandretta) 57 km
Iskenderun-toprakkale 55 km
toprakkale-misis-yilankale-adana 78 km total 190 km
2nd day Adana-silifke
adana-tarsus 39 km
tarsus-soli 38 km
soli-kizkalesi 52 km
kiz kalesi-cennet cehennem (paradise and hell) 10 km
cennet cehennem -silifke (Seleucia of isaura ) 26 km
silifke-ayatekila and back 2 km total 167 km
3rd day silifke -alanya
silifke-anamur (anemurium) 138 km
anamur-alanya 128 km total 266 km
4th day alanya-antalya
alanya-manavgat 63 km
manavgat-side 7 km
side-aspendos 38 km
aspendos -perge (Perga Murtuna) 25 km
perge-antalya(Attalia) 15 km toplam 148 km
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