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Bazda Maǧaralari
Bazda Maǧaralari is named for the white rocks quarried at the site. It is located east of Harran and was extensively quarried in antiquity, providing the stone for Harran, Shuayb and a number of other local towns.
Type: Landscape
Tags: Bazda Maǧaralari, Harran, Quarry, Shuayb, Turkey
Harran
Harran is a ruined city in south-eastern Turkey not far from the Syrian border. It dates back many millennia and is believed to be by many people to be the Harran mentioned in Genesis where Abraham and Sarah (then still named Abram and Sarai) settled when they left Ur of the Chaldees. The city remained resolutely pagan throughout the late antique period and was dedicated to the moon god, Sin. Perhaps this was to mark its difference from the nearby Christian city of Edessa, but Harran was later swift to embrace Islam. Today its most significant monument is the extensive ruin of Harran's vast C8th congregational mosque, the minaret of which is still extant.
Type: Architecture
Tags: Abraham, Architecture, C8th, Chaldees, Defensive Network, Harran, Minaret, Mosque, Sin, Turkey, Ur
Harran Gate, one of the south gates into the old city of Urfa
The Harran gate is built around the original late antique gate and incorporates late antique elements as well as Seljuk sculpture. These views show bot the north and south sides of the gate.
Type: Architecture
Tags: Architecture, Defensive Network, Edessa, Gate, Harran, Late Antique, Sculpture, Seljuk, Turkey, Urfa, Wall
Byzantine font, found in Harran
Baptismal font, C5th-C6th. Urfa Museum.
Type: Sculpture
Tags: Byzantine, C5th-C6th, Edessa, Font, Harran, Sculpture, Turkey, Urfa, Urfa Museum
Male statue in 'Parthian' or 'Palmyrene' dress, found in Harran
Sculpture, C3rd-C4th. Now in Urfa Museum.
Type: Sculpture
Tags: Figure, Harran, Palmyra, Parthia, Sculpture, Turkey, Urfa Museum