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

Ataturk Mausoleum

A very important historical and cultural complex in Ankara, the capital of Turkey - mausoleum of Mustafa Kemal, the founder and first president of the Turkish Republic. Another name of the mausoleum is Anıtkabir, which means in Turkish "mauso... read more

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Bayezid Mosque

Bayezid Mosque in Bursa, built by architect Yakub Shah or Hayreddin Pasha in 1500-1506 on the orders of Sultan Bayezid II, son of Mehmed the Conqueror (reigned: 1481-1512), is an ancient, but at the same time bright and original, impressive buildi... read more

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Ortaköy Mosque

Ortaköy Mosque is a beautiful mosque in the amazing and beautiful city of of Turkey - Istanbul. It should be clarified that officially the mosque is called the Great Medjidiye Mosque (Buyuk Mecidiye Camii).

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Second Bosphorus Bridge or Sultan Mehmed Fatih Bridge

The Second Bosphorus Bridge or Sultan Mehmed Fatih Bridge is a second suspension bridge bridge across the Bosphorus Strait. The bridge connects the neighbourhood of Rumeli Hisary in the European part of the city and Anadolu Hisary in the Asian par... 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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