Şanlıurfa
Worth seeing in and around Şanlıurfa
8 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01School of Edessa
The School of Edessa was a Christian theological school of great importance to the Syriac-speaking world. It had been founded as long ago as the 2nd century by the kings of the Abgar dynasty.
2.5 km · theological school of great importance to the Syriac-speaking world · Wikipedia - 02Şanlıurfa 11 Nisan Stadium
Şanlıurfa 11 April Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Şanlıurfa, Turkey. It is the home stadium of Şanlıurfaspor.
2.4 km · stadium in Şanlıurfa, Turkey · Wikipedia - 03Balıklıgöl
Balıklıgöl, is a pool in the southwest of the city center of Şanlıurfa, Turkey known in Jewish and Islamic legends as the place where Nimrod threw Abraham into a fire. Balıklıgöl and neighbouring Aynzeliha pools are among the most visited places in Şanlıurfa.
2.3 km · lake in Şanlıurfa · Wikipedia - 04Ulu Camii
The 12th-century Grand Mosque of Urfa is a congregational mosque in Urfa, Turkey. It was probably built on the site of an earlier Christian church, in this case possibly one dedicated to St.
1.8 km · mosque in Urfa, Turkey · Wikipedia - 05Şanlıurfa Archaeological Museum
Şanlıurfa Archaeology and Mosaic Museums or Şanlıurfa Museum are located in the south-eastern city of Şanlıurfa, Turkey. The museums contain remains of Şanlıurfa, Göbekli Tepe, Karahan Tepe, Harran southeast of Şanlıurfa), findings from the Southeastern Anatolia Project and ruins found in the hydroelectric dam reservoirs of Atatürk Dam, Birecik Dam and Karkamış Dam.
900 m · museum in Haliliye District · Wikipedia - 06Şanlıurfa Castle
Şanlıurfa Castle, or Urfa Castle in short, is a castle overlooking the city center of Şanlıurfa, Turkey. The castle was built by the Osroene in antiquity and the current walls were constructed by the Abbasids in 814 AD. Today, the castle functions as an open-air museum.
2.6 km · castle in Şanlıurfa, Turkey · Wikipedia - 07Şanlıurfa Archaeology and Mosaic Museum
Şanlıurfa Archaeology and Mosaic Museums or Şanlıurfa Museum are located in the south-eastern city of Şanlıurfa, Turkey. The museums contain remains of Şanlıurfa, Göbekli Tepe, Karahan Tepe, Harran southeast of Şanlıurfa), findings from the Southeastern Anatolia Project and ruins found in the hydroelectric dam reservoirs of Atatürk Dam, Birecik Dam and Karkamış Dam.
1.9 km · museum in Şanlıurfa, Turkey · Wikipedia - 08Gürcütepe
Gürcütepe is a Neolithic site on the southeastern outskirts of Şanlıurfa in Turkey, consisting of four very shallow tells along Sirrin Stream that flows from Şanlıurfa. All four hills are now covered by modern buildings, so they are no longer recognizable.
7 km · archeological site in Turkey · Wikipedia
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Getting to Şanlıurfa
- Airports
- Şanlıurfa GAP (GNY), 32 km · Gaziantep Oğuzeli (GZT), 119 km · Aleppo (ALP), 178 km
- Stations
- Şanlıurfa Airport, 9.4 km
- Gaziantep → Şanlıurfa126 km · quickest by road, 2h 34m · ₺270–360
- Tarsus → Şanlıurfa347 km · quickest by road, 5h 13m · ₺750–1,000
- Kayseri → Şanlıurfa338 km · quickest by road, 6h 52m · ₺860–1,150
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No local-transport research exists yet for Şanlıurfa
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Şanlıurfa. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get aroundThe city has a network of minibus lines, although all sights are located in the easily walkable compact old town.
- Go nextGo to Harran (about 45 km south, by dolmuş from the otogar.
- Go nextYou can also find a dolmuş to Harran near the Havas bus stop, opposite Nevali hotel; on Google Maps you can see the small road named 124.
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