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

Netsel Marina

Marmaris Bay has an area of three hundred and sixty-six square kilometres. kilometres. The marina hides in the heart of Marmaris, in a very picturesque place. It is situated at the northern end of the city's large bay, close to the green hills... read more

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Cleopatra Island

The legendary Cleopatra Island is located in the Aegean Sea and looks like a piece of paradise surrounded by azure waters. Cleopatra's Island is a historical place which is located in the Gulf of Gökova in the Aegean Sea about eighteen ki... read more

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Turkey

Tashkhan

Tashkhan is an ancient inn for travellers, located about ten kilometres from the city centre and dating back to the 16th century. The Tashkhan or "Stone Inn" and the Aqueduct are considered to be among the main historical landmarks of Ma... read more

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Turkey

Turunch

Turunç is a small coastal resort town on the shores of a beautiful bay, located in Marmaris County, in a beautiful bay south-west of the city itself at a distance of twenty kilometres. The natural lagoon is framed by steep cliffs, and the b... 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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