Turkey

Turkey (Turkish: Türkiye), the officiall name is the Republic of Türkiye (Turkish: Türkiye Cumhuriyeti [ˈtyɾcije dʒumˈhuːɾijeti]), is a country located at the juncture of Southeast Europe and West Asia.

Located primarily on the Anatolian Peninsula in West Asia, Turkey encompasses a smaller area known as East Thrace situated on the Balkan Peninsula in Southeast Europe. Its borders encompass diverse geographies, including the Black Sea to the north, Georgia to the northeast, and Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Iran to the east. To the southeast lies Iraq, while the south is bordered by Syria and the Mediterranean Sea. To the west, Turkey is flanked by the Aegean Sea, with Greece and Bulgaria lying to the northwest. Off its southern coast sits the island of Cyprus.

Turkey

Tlos

According to scientists, Tlos was the oldest city of Lycia. It is located 45 kilometres from Fethiye. According to the results of archaeological excavations it is believed that the founding of the city dates back to 2000 BC. For the first time the... read more

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Patara

Patara is an ancient city that was one of the six largest and most prosperous cities in the Roman Empire, located in the province of Pamphylia. Patara was the second most nationally important city after Ephesus. Due to its favourable strategic loc... read more

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Xanphos

South-east of Fethiye (at a distance of 65 kilometres) on the top of a hill are the the ruins of Xanthos, an ancient city. From the hilltop where the ruins are located, there is an unusually beautiful view of the valley of the river Eshen. Ab... read more

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Miletus

South of the mouth of the Great Menderes River, which in ancient times was called the Meander, are the ruins of one of the once most powerful and wealthy Ionian cities. Miletus or Miletus was founded in the second half of the fourth millenniu... read more

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Egypt

Khan Al-Khalili Market

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

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Israel

Church of the Visitation

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.

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Greece

Ancient Agora

In 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

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