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

Soganla Valley

One of the most spectacular sights south of Jürgüp is the Soganli valley Soganlı Valley, named after the village of the same name at its centre, five kilometres west of the road from Jürgüp to Yesilhisar.

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Ihlara Canyon

Cappadocia is located about four hundred kilometres southeast of Ankara, it is an area centred on the summit of Erdaş Dağı (1982 m). It starts from the Ihllar Canyon. The Ihlara Valley (Ihlara, Byzantine name Peristrema) is a is a volcanic canyon... read more

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Kyzylchukur Valley

One of the most popular valleys in Cappadocia is the Kizilcukur valley, whose natural beauty has been attracting thousands of travellers from all over the world for many years. However, it is the sunset rays that make this uniquely beautiful. The... read more

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Zelwe Open Air Museum

Zelve is an ancient Roman settlement. The beginning of the settlement of the complex is attributed to the 2nd-5th centuries AD. In the 11th-13th centuries, Christians came here and converted a number of residential caves into cells and churches, w... 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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