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View of the Old City from Urfa Citadel
The Old City (which was walled for many centuries) viewed from Urfa Citadel to the south.
View over Halepli Bahçe from Urfa Citadel
Type: Architecture
Tags: Edessa, Turkey, Urfa, Villa of the Amazons
Caves viewed from Urfa Citadel
A series of man-made caves that have been excavated for use as funerary chambers and that are located to the south and west of Urfa Citadel.
The Fishponds of Abraham
Abraham's Fishponds (Balikli Göl), viewed from Urfa Citadel.
Type: Architecture
Tags: Abraham, Architecture, Edessa, Fishponds, Turkey, Urfa
Justinian's Aqueduct
View of Justinian's C6th aqueduct looking across from the Millet Bridge.
Type: Architecture
Tags: Aqueduct, Architecture, C6th, Edessa, Justinian, Turkey, Urfa
Ulu Cami
Ulu Cami is the great mosque of Urfa and was built 1170-1175. It is believed by some legends to be the site where the Mandylion was thrown down a well and has been associated with the ancient church of St. Stepanos.
Type: Architecture
Tags: Architecture, C12th, Capital, Church, Edessa, Mosque, St. Stepanos, Turkey, Ulu Cami, Urfa, Well
Church of Saints Peter and Paul
The Syrian Orthodox Church of SS. Peter and Paul has dedicatory inscriptions dated 1861 on the west entrance but appears to include elements of an older church. It is now called the Vali Kemalettin Gazezoğlu Cultural Centre.
Type: Architecture
Tags: Architecture, C19th, Church, Edessa, Inscription, St. Paul, St. Peter, Syriac, Syriac Inscription, Turkey, Urfa
Urfa Citadel
Entrance to Urfa citadel, the man-made moat cut around the eastern and southern sides of the Citadel and the remaining standing architecture in the interior, including the two C3rd columns. There is also evidence of classical spolia reused in various sections of the citadel.
Type: Architecture
Tags: Architecture, Citadel, Column, Defensive Network, Edessa, Inscription, Moat, Syriac, Syriac Inscription, Turkey, Urfa
The fishponds of Abraham
The heart of Urfa is a garden and complex of religious buildings around pools of sacred fish, believed to have been holy to Abraham and called locally Balikli Göl.
Type: Architecture
Tags: Abraham, Architecture, Edessa, Fishponds, Turkey, Urfa
Mosaic from Villa of the Amazons
Mosaic in a side room with the central image stolen. Villa of the Amazons, Halepli Bahçe, C5th-C6th.
Type: Mosaic
Tags: C5th-C6th, Edessa, Mosaic, Turkey, Urfa, Villa of the Amazons