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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.

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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.

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The Fishponds of Abraham

Abraham's Fishponds (Balikli Göl), viewed from Urfa Citadel.

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Justinian's Aqueduct

View of Justinian's C6th aqueduct looking across from the Millet Bridge.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Mosaic from Villa of the Amazons

Mosaic in a side room with the central image stolen. Villa of the Amazons, Halepli Bahçe, C5th-C6th.

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