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

Mount Pion

Not far from the Turkish city of Kusadasi is Mount Pion, which the locals call Panayir Dagi. The height of the mountain is 155 metres and from it offers a beautiful view of the ancient Byzantine wall, surprisingly well preserved to this day. The a... read more

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Karhait Thermal Complex

The Turkish resort of Pamukkale is more famous than any other for its thermal springs, united in therapeutic complexes. One of these complexes is called Karhait, which means "red water". Here there are healing springs with hot mineral wa... read more

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Laodicea

Back in ancient times, the territory of the modern town of Pamukalle was famous for its unusually healing thermal springs. Even then they attracted here thousands of people who stayed in the ancient town of Laodikia, located next to the slope. The... read more

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Ashartepe

Marmaris is located on the site of the ancient city of Fiskos. On its territory, as in many cities in Turkey, the old town has been preserved virtually intact. This city was ruled by many civilisations: Carians, Minoans, Rhodesians, Assyrians, Egy... 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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