The famous Mount Ararat is located about 300 kilometres east of Erzurum, near the small town of Dogubayazit, near the Iranian border. Its summit (5165 metres) is covered with eternal snow and on a clear day can be seen from afar. According to biblical legend, the ark of Noah landed on Ararat after the Great Flood. Since 1920, according to the Leninakan Peace Treaty, Mount Ararat, the sacred mountain of the Armenians, belongs to Turkey.
Khan-Al-Khalili is a large market in the Muslim neighbourhood of Cairo, one of the city's striking landmarks. The square that Khan-Al-Khalili occupies was originally the site of the Saffron Tomb mausoleum, the burial place of the Fatimid caliphs. Emir Al-Khalili ordered the destruction of the Fatimid cemetery in 1382 in order to build a large caravanserai. At that time, this was the central... read more
The Catholic Church of the Visitation in the Jerusalem suburb of Ein Karem is named after one of the most beautiful Gospel episodes - Mary's visit to Elizabeth.
read moreIn the heart of Athens, northwest of the Acropolis, lie the ruins of the Ancient Agora. During the period of ancient Greece (from about the beginning of the 6th century BC) it was the political, financial, administrative, cultural and religious ce... read more
