Explore Guzelyurt in Turkey
Guzelyurt in the region of Şanlıurfa is a town in Turkey - some 373 mi or ( 600 km ) South-East of Ankara , the country's capital city .
Current time in Guzelyurt is now 07:10 AM (Sunday) . 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: Manbij, Damascus, Ar Raqqah, Tyre, and Beirut. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Manbij . 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 Guzelyurt ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Turkish wedding banquet music at Urfa's Harran Hotel
Try www.youtube.com for higher quality or if halts occur. Photos from Turkey at www.pbase.com At about 10pm after arriving late at the Harran Hotel, we heard some rather loud music and were told we co ..
Turkey Urfa Bazaar
Video of the bazaar in Şanlıurfa & its Gümrül Hanı (a han or caravanserai is like a medieval motel). The han is now a coffee shop frequented by men. Despite the popularity of Turkish coffee throughout ..
Urfa/Sanlıurfa: For Archaeology: Gobekli Tep Oldrover's photos around Sanliurfa, Turkey
Preview of Oldrover's blog at TravelPod. Read the full blog here: www.travelpod.com This blog preview was made by TravelPod using the TripAdvisor™ TripWow slideshow creator. Entry from: Sanliurfa, Tur ..
Türkei - Rundreise 3 - Sanli Urfa
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 ..
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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.
Located at 37.15 38.80 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
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.
Located at 37.15 38.80 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
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.
Located at 37.15 38.81 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
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.
Located at 37.22 38.92 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Boydere, Koçarlı
Boydere is a village in the District of Koçarlı, Aydın Province, Turkey. As of 2010 it had a population of 207 people.
Located at 37.12 38.88 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
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