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

Mustafapasha

The village of Mustafapasha is situated in a gorge at a distance of five kilometres from Jürgüp. This village was called Sinoson or Sinososos by the Rumians, and the Turks changed the name to Mustafapasha. the name to Mustafapasha. This... read more

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Turkey

Ortahisar

Ortahisar is a large village lying halfway between Göreme and Ürgüp one kilometre from the Nevşehir-Yürgüp highway in the popular tourist region of Cappadocia in Turkey. Ortahisar spreads out in a beautiful valley. The loc... read more

Turkey

Uchhisar

Uçhisar is located in the central part of Cappadocia, in eastern Asia Minor, and is one of the most densely populated villages in the area. In in fact, of course, most of the population lives in the modern village, near the famous cliffs, b... read more

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Turkey

Church of St Theodora

Six kilometres from Karadjaviran is the village of Yesilöz. It is notable for the church "Tagar kilisesi", built in honour of St. Theodora. There is a necropolis three kilometres away.

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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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