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

Black Island (Kara Ada)

The northern coast of Gökov Bay stretches for about 44 miles from the Bodrum resort in the west to Gökov in the east. Bodrum in the west to Gökov in the east. It is in this picturesque It is in this picturesque bay that the Black Is... read more

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Alarsky dvor

Thirty-five kilometres from Alanya, not far from the Alara River (on the first eastern plain) is the Alara Khan Caravanserai, or Alara Court, an architectural ensemble created in 1232 by order of the Seljuk Sultan Aladdin Keykubat I (as evidenced... read more

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Turkey

Avanos

Avanos is a small town of Cappadocian artisans known for its ancient pottery traditions and its proximity to one of Cappadocia's most famous Cappadocia's most famous landmarks, the rock city of Zelwe.

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The valley of the witch's pipes

The "Valley of the Witch's Trumpet" is one of the most popular areas in Cappadocia, it is shaped like a triangle formed between the three main towns of the region: Avanos, Ürgüp and the main transport hub of Nevşehir.

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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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