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smirnofforiginal Says: Possibly built on the site of the temple for the God of the moon... this fortress was restored just in the nick of time for the Crusaders approach. The crusaders, as we know, won and kept the fortress going until they got bored and moved on.I clearly did not read and digest...
smirnofforiginal Says: In the late 8th and 9th centuries Harran became a centre for translating works of astronomy, philosophy, natural sciences, and medicine from Greek to Syriac and then into Arabic. Many important scholars possibly even Jābir ibn Hayyān, the alchemist.The ruins of the...
smirnofforiginal Says: These houses are constructed entirely from adobe and without the use of any wood. The method of makng them has remained unchanged for approximately 3000 years. These house are unique to Turkey and northern Syria.None of the beehive houses are actually lived in now but they...
suvanki Says: The mud - adobe houses, shaped like behives are typical examples of housing in Harran. They are surprisingly quite cool inside, offering welcome relief from the blazing summer heat. I was shown around my 'guides' home, which i was amazed to see had a computer and large...
in book of genesis,city known as "charen"
cbeaujean Says: among remnants of ancient surrounding wall,remain a well preserved door:alep gate.when arriving from sanliurfa,it's the first monument you meet.silk road caravans broke their journey here.
Harran Tourist Coffee: Harran- tented cafe
suvanki Says: I'm not sure if this cafe sold food or not _ I was offered a coca cola and a dish of nuts- both were very welcomed! I was also offered a roll up of local tobacco- nothing more sinister!While I was sat enjoying my cold drink, a bag of silk scarves was produced! I was feeling...
Tented cafe- not sure if it was named: Silk Scarves!
suvanki Says: During my visit, I didn't see any shops. (Althogh LP states there is a souvenir shop at the entrance near the Jandarma post- fraid I missed it!) However, while I was enjoying a much needed cold drink in the canopied cafe, bags of silk scarves were produced by the cafe...
suvanki Says: Well, I was going to put this in the warnings and dangers section, But- A lot of the guide books warn that the children in Harran will descend en masse demanding money and pens! So, I was well prepared for this happening, but I hadn't travelled with armfuls of pens. (or...
suvanki Says: Afraid it's not clear on this picture, but the lady with blue slippers has tattoo markings on her face, apparently quite a few of the older females in Harran have these markings.I tried to find out why, and what for, but my guide just said for decoration.When I asked if I...
houses in shape of termitariums
cbeaujean Says: .roofs,in form of sugar loaf,are made of corbellings of raw soil bricks.that takes the place of wooded framing,through lack of wood.see also,as in many places in SW turkey,bedroom outside!one can find similar houses,in north syria.
cbeaujean Says: children beg insistentlydon't even think entrance fees gives you the right of a quiet visit!to take a pic or to enter in a termitarium,you have to pay again.
cbeaujean Says: built (1032) on the site of sin,the god moon in sabeans time...(a long time ago)follow track un west side of walls.
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among remnants of ancient surrounding wall,remain a well preserved door:alep gate.when arriving from sanliurfa,it's the first monument you meet.silk road...
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Harran lies about 47km south of Sanliurfa, and is not far from the Syrian border. Although I haven't visited again since 1993, it is a place that I have special memories of. I hired a minibus and......
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inhabited uninterruptedly since millenaries....
later,abraham's fellows citizens how to get there? 48km from sanliurfa:S to akçakale on 35km,then turn left (13km) to harran.
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Harran is a very important place and very much worth making the effort to get here It is a perfect stopping spot for people en route to or from a pilgrimage to Nemrut Dagi and most tours that do that...
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Supposedly Harran is one of the oldest settlements in the world, and was mentioned in the Bible...so you'd expect to find one or two traces of its long history. But the ruins are not exactly well...
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