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Bulduk Destination Guide

Explore Bulduk in Turkey

Bulduk in the region of Şanlıurfa is a place in Turkey - some 392 mi or ( 632 km ) South-East of Ankara , the country's capital city .

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Time in Bulduk is now 09:50 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Istanbul " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Damascus, Ar Raqqah, Tyre, Beirut, and Yukari Yarimca. Since you are here already, consider visiting Damascus . Where to go and what to see in Bulduk ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Battle of Carrhae

The Battle of Carrhae was an important battle between the Parthian Empire and the Roman Republic: it was fought near the town of Carrhae, in 53 BC. The Parthian Spahbod ("general") Surena decisively defeated a Roman invasion force, led by Marcus Licinius Crassus. It was the first of the battles between the Roman and Persian empires, and one of the most crushing defeats in Roman history.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 36.87 39.03 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
Tags: 1st-century BC conflicts, 53 BC, Battles involving the Parthian Empire, Battles involving the Roman Republic, Battles of the Roman–Persian Wars

Göbekli Tepe

Göbekli Tepe ("Potbelly Hill") is a Neolithic hilltop sanctuary erected at the top of a mountain ridge in the Southeastern Anatolia Region of Turkey, some 15 kilometers northeast of the town of Şanlıurfa (formerly Urfa / Edessa). It is the oldest known human-made religious structure. The site was most likely erected in the 10th millennium BCE and has been under excavation since 1994 by German and Turkish archaeologists.

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Located at 37.22 38.92 (Lat./Long.); Less than 27 km away
Tags: 10th millennium BC, Archaeological sites in Turkey, Archaeological sites of prehistoric Anatolia, Buildings and structures in Şanlıurfa Province, Eurasian shamanism, Historical religious sanctuaries, History of Şanlıurfa Province, Megalithic monuments in the Middle East, Natufian sites, Neolithic, Places of worship in Turkey, Prehistoric Anatolia, Religious buildings, Sacred mountains