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Gunisik Destination Guide

Delve into Gunisik in Turkey

Gunisik in the region of Şanlıurfa is located in Turkey - some 367 mi or ( 591 km ) South-East of Ankara , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Gunisik

Local time in Gunisik is now 01:29 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Istanbul " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Manbij, Aleppo, Damascus, Al Bab, and Beirut. While being here, you might want to check out Manbij . We discovered some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Gunisik ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Türkei - Rundreise 3 - Sanli Urfa

7:39 min by Peter Menzel
Views: 1763 Rating: 0.00

PMMedia1: Musik by Dreamweaver - Markus Pitzer www.dreamweaver.at Wir setzen unsere Türkei-Rundreise fort und verlassen die Mittelmeer-Region. Nach der Überquerung des Euphrat erreichen wir den Norden ..

Potent Pepper: Turkey's Exotic Urfa Biber - Video

3:01 min by Sanli Urfa
Views: 1626 Rating: 5.00

We took a bite of Isot, a hot pepper aka Urfa Biber in Şanlıurfa, Turkey. For video, recipes, history and legends visit potentpepper.com Like the flavor? Spread the fire! Share the video with your fri ..


Inside The Urfa (Sanliurfa) Bazaar, Eastern Turkey

3:06 min by travelswithsheila
Views: 1000 Rating: 5.00

www.TravelsWithSheila.com Cross the busy street from the Dergah Complex of mosques to enter Urfa's ancient Bazaar. The major part was built by Suleyman the Magnificent in the 16th century and is fille ..

Sacred carp from the Euphrates River in Şanlıurfa

0:21 min by Leslie Bialik
Views: 681 Rating: 5.00

If you feed the fish and make a wish, your wish comes true. These fish are considered sacred and come from the Euphrates river through a canal made for them. You can see how crystal clear and clean th ..


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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.

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Located at 37.15 38.80 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 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.

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Located at 37.15 38.80 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 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.

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Located at 37.15 38.81 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: Football venues in Turkey, Multi-purpose stadiums in Turkey, Sports venues completed in 2009, Şanlıurfaspor

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 16 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

Boydere, Koçarlı

Boydere is a village in the District of Koçarlı, Aydın Province, Turkey. As of 2010 it had a population of 207 people.

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Located at 37.12 38.88 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
Tags: Koçarlı District, Populated places in Aydın Province