You are here:
  1. Homepage
  2. »
  3. Turkey
  4. »
  5. Sanliurfa
  6. » Cirali
Turkey Flag Icon

Cirali Destination Guide

Explore Cirali in Turkey

Cirali in the region of Şanlıurfa is a town in Turkey - some 365 mi or ( 588 km ) South-East of Ankara , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Cirali

Current time in Cirali is now 07:56 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Istanbul " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Aleppo, Damascus, Ar Raqqah, Al Bab, and Tyre. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Aleppo . We saw some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Cirali ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

The Beehive Houses of Harran, Southeastern Turkey

4:29 min by travelswithsheila
Views: 591 Rating: 5.00

www.TravelsWithSheila.com Harran is a short 50km miles from Urfa and known for its unusual Beehive houses, influenced by Syrian architecture. Harran is one of the oldest continuously inhabited spots d ..

What To See In Ancient Harran, Southeastern Turkey

3:41 min by travelswithsheila
Views: 492 Rating: 0.00

www.TravelsWithSheila.com The Explore group began "exploring" the ancient city of Harran One of the oldest, continuously inhabited spots on Earth dating back to the Early Bronze Age. Harran was a cent ..


The Harran Castle Built Over The Temple of Sin, Southeastern Turkey

2:03 min by travelswithsheila
Views: 366 Rating: 5.00

www.TravelsWithSheila.com Harran is mentioned in Genesis many times. - Terah (Terah also died in Haran), Abraham, wife Sarah and Lot stayed here when they fled from Ur. - Haran was the home of Laban, ..

Videos provided by Youtube are under the copyright of their owners.


Interesting facts about this location

Edessa

Edessa is the historical name of an ancient town in upper Mesopotamia, refounded on an ancient site by Seleucus I Nicator. For the modern history of the city, see Şanlıurfa.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 37.15 38.80 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: Ancient Greek sites in Turkey, Archaeological sites in Turkey, Buildings and structures in Şanlıurfa Province, Crusade places, History of Şanlıurfa Province, Holy cities, Osroene, Roman sites in Turkey, Seleucid colonies in Anatolia

Battle of Urfa

The Battle of Urfa was an uprising in the spring of 1920 against the French army occupying the city of Urfa (modern Şanlıurfa) by the Turkish National Forces. The French garrison of Urfa held out for two months until it sued for negotiations with the Turks for safe conduct out of the city. The Turks reneged on their promises, however, and the French unit was massacred in an ambush staged by the Turkish Nationalists during its retreat from Urfa.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 37.15 38.80 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: 1920 in Turkey, Battles of the Franco-Turkish War, Conflicts in 1920, History of Şanlıurfa

Şanlıurfa GAP Stadium

Şanlıurfa GAP Stadium is an olympic stadium in Şanlıurfa, Turkey. It is the home stadium of Şanlıurfaspor. The stadium holds 28,965 spectators and was opened in 2009.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 37.15 38.81 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: Football venues in Turkey, Multi-purpose stadiums in Turkey, Sports venues completed in 2009, Şanlıurfaspor

Related Locations

Information of geographic nature is based on public data provided by geonames.org, CIA world facts book, Unesco, DBpedia and wikipedia. Weather is based on NOAA GFS.