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| Hamil-Rahman mosque | Here king Nemrot threw Abraham in fire, wich changed immediately in fishy water |
The sacred carps | The mosque of Ayyubid princes |
Haran |
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| Oldest village in the world | In the 7th century B.C. Haran become capital city of Assurian |
Abraham live here | |
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| Emperor Marcus Aurelius was murded here |
The ruins of the oldest Islam university | New Haran university | Observatory |
Mardin |
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| Ancient town of Mardin | Fantastic view over the Mesopotamian Plain |
Stone-carving detail | Muslim cemetory |
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| Night view from Ulu minaret ( 12th century) |
City life | Details | Details |
Hasankeyf |
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| The lost city in Kurdistan ? | Minaret of the mosque al Rizk (1409) | Most ancient occupied place in Mesopotamia |
Wild cat |
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| The Tigris | Palace of the princes Artonkides (12th century) |
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| 5000 years old cave | My house - my castle :) | Cave | |
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| House in old bridge ( 1116) | Some of these troglodyte cave would have been occupied since the 3rd millenium B.C |
Tea shop on the Tigris river | |