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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.
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
Side room of the Villa of the Amazons
A side room with a raised dais, geometric mosaic and a stone relief. Villa of the Amazons, Halepli Bahçe, C5th-C6th.
Type: Architecture
Tags: C5th-C6th, Edessa, Geometric Motif, Mosaic, Sculpture, Turkey, Urfa, Villa of the Amazons
Mosaic from Villa of the Amazons
Mosaic with scene of a tiger. Villa of the Amazons, Halepli Bahçe, C5th-C6th.
Type: Mosaic
Tags: Animal, C5th-C6th, Edessa, Mosaic, Tiger, Turkey, Urfa, Villa of the Amazons
Mosaic from Villa of the Amazons
Mosaic depicting four Amazon queens - identified as Melanippe, Penthesilea, Hippolyta and Thermodosa - hunting and killing a variety of wild animals and birds. Villa of the Amazons, Halepli Bahçe, C5th-C6th.
Type: Mosaic
Tags: Amazonian Queens, Animal, C5th-C6th, Edessa, Figure, Foliage, Mosaic, Turkey, Urfa, Villa of the Amazons
Mosaic from Villa of the Amazons
Mosaic of a scene with a lion. Villa of the Amazons, Halepli Bahçe, C5th-C6th.
Type: Mosaic
Tags: Animal, C5th-C6th, Edessa, Lion, Mosaic, Turkey, Urfa, Villa of the Amazons
Mosaic from Villa of the Amazons
Mosaic from the central chamber of the villa which is severely damaged with only a border of plants, water birds and some figural imagery still extant. Villa of the Amazons, Halepli Bahçe, C5th-C6th.
Type: Mosaic
Tags: Bird, C5th-C6th, Edessa, Foliage, Mosaic, Turkey, Urfa, Villa of the Amazons
Mosaic from Villa of the Amazons
Mosaic of Ktisis ('Foundation'). Villa of the Amazons, Halepli Bahçe, C5th-C6th.
Type: Mosaic
Tags: C5th-C6th, Edessa, Figure, Mosaic, Turkey, Urfa, Villa of the Amazons
Mosaic from Villa of the Amazons
Mosaic of a black young man leading a zebra. Villa of the Amazons, Halepli Bahçe, C5th-C6th.
Type: Mosaic
Tags: Animal, C5th-C6th, Edessa, Figure, Mosaic, Turkey, Urfa, Villa of the Amazons, Zebra