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

The ruins of Syedra

Syedra is an ancient city in Cilicia on the southern coast of Asia Minor. On the shores of of a small bay near Alanya, about 35 kilometres away, are the ruins of this ruins of this ancient city. You can only get there by car. It is located on a hi... read more

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Suleymaniye Mosque

Next to the main attraction of Alanya, the Byzantine fortress on the mountain, is the amazingly beautiful Süleymaniye Mosque. Near the main attraction of Alanya, the Byzantine fortress on the mountain, is the amazingly beautiful Suleymaniye M... read more

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Sharavsin caravanserai

Sharavsin caravanserai or Sharapsa Khan was built in the middle of 13th century (in 1236-1246) on the Great Silk Road, on the initiative of Giyaseddin Keyhusrev II - son of Sultan Alladin Keykubat I, in order to join Alania to the capital of Selju... read more

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Karatay Madrasa in Konya

One of the historical monuments of Konya, near Antalya, is a palace, now called "Madrasa Karatay". The building was built in the 13th century (1251) by Selaletdin Karatay, Grand Vizier of Sultan Keikavus II and housed the Koran School. T... 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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