Country |
Province State |
Region |
City Town |
District |
Site OR Event |
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Description |
Year Taken |
Turkey |
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Cappadocia |
Avanos |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel63946.jpg) |
The entrance to Avanos, a large village famous for its pottery. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Cappadocia |
Avanos |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel63947.jpg) |
A potter. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Cappadocia |
Avanos |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel05091.jpg) |
The distinctive houses of Avanos. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Cappadocia |
Avanos |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel63948.jpg) |
Weaver. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Cappadocia |
Avanos |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel63949.jpg) |
Series of guest houses. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Cappadocia |
Avanos |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel63950.jpg) |
Pottery sellers. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Cappadocia |
Avanos |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel63951.jpg) |
Pottery shop where the owner collects a lock of hair from each female visitor. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Cappadocia |
Avanos |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel63952.jpg) |
Two women. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Cappadocia |
Avanos |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel63953.jpg) |
Avanos is the size of a small town. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Cappadocia |
Avanos |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel63954.jpg) |
Street scene. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Cappadocia |
Avanos |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel63955.jpg) |
Blue house. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Cappadocia |
Avanos |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel63956.jpg) |
Man and grand child. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Cappadocia |
Avanos |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel63957.jpg) |
Archway. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Cappadocia |
Avanos |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel63958.jpg) |
Typical house. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Cappadocia |
Avanos |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel63959.jpg) |
A group of houses. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Cappadocia |
Avanos |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel63960.jpg) |
Family with donkey. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Cappadocia |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel63961.jpg) |
Derinkuyu is one of several underground cities in Cappadocia. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Cappadocia |
Uchisar |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel63962.jpg) |
The large village of Uchisar can be seen from a distance. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Cappadocia |
Uchisar |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel63963.jpg) |
The town is set on a hillside. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Cappadocia |
Uchisar |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel00844.jpg) |
Uchisar is a fortress carved from the soft stone. The name means "three forts". |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Cappadocia |
Uchisar |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel05092.jpg) |
Street scene. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Cappadocia |
Uchisar |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel63964.jpg) |
Stone houses. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Cappadocia |
Uchisar |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel63965.jpg) |
Wooden cart. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Cappadocia |
Uchisar |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel63966.jpg) |
Stone and brick houses. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Cappadocia |
Uchisar |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel05093.jpg) |
Hilly streets. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Cappadocia |
Uchisar |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel63967.jpg) |
Collection of houses on a hill. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Cappadocia |
Uchisar |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel63968.jpg) |
Cave dwelling. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Cappadocia |
Uchisar |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel63969.jpg) |
View of the central fortress. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Cappadocia |
Uchisar |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel05094.jpg) |
Multiple level houses. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Cappadocia |
Uchisar |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel63970.jpg) |
Steep road. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Cappadocia |
Uchisar |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel63971.jpg) |
A street of mansions. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Cappadocia |
Uchisar |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel63972.jpg) |
View from the hill. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Cappadocia |
Uchisar |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel63973.jpg) |
Village house. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Cappadocia |
Uchisar |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel05095.jpg) |
View over Uchisar. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Cappadocia |
Uchisar |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel63974.jpg) |
The landscape around Uchisar. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Cappadocia |
Uchisar |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel63975.jpg) |
Decorated stonework. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Cappadocia |
Uchisar |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel63976.jpg) |
Girls in a mulberry tree. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Cappadocia |
Uchisar |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel05096.jpg) |
Free standing and rock carved buildings. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Cappadocia |
Uchisar |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel05097.jpg) |
Mosque. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Cappadocia |
Uchisar |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel63977.jpg) |
View of the town and the highway. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Cappadocia |
Uchisar |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel63978.jpg) |
Landscape around Uchisar. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Cappadocia |
Uchisar |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel63979.jpg) |
Minarets. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Cappadocia |
Uchisar |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel05098.jpg) |
Stone houses. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Cappadocia |
Uchisar |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel63980.jpg) |
Paths through the town. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Cappadocia |
Uchisar |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel63985.jpg) |
Fairy Chimneys. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Cappadocia |
Uchisar |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel63982.jpg) |
Patch of green. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Cappadocia |
Uchisar |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel63983.jpg) |
Stone houses set among rocky outcrops. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Cappadocia |
Uchisar |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel63984.jpg) |
Abandoned cave dwellings. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Cappadocia |
Uchisar |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel63981.jpg) |
The highway. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Cappadocia |
Avcilar |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel63986.jpg) |
Avcilar is a small village, one of the many in the spectacular region. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Cappadocia |
Avcilar |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel05099.jpg) |
Houses. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Cappadocia |
Avcilar |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel63987.jpg) |
The village is very rural. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Cappadocia |
Avcilar |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel00856.jpg) |
Farmers tending their land. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Cappadocia |
Avcilar |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel63988.jpg) |
Cattle. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Cappadocia |
Avcilar |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel63989.jpg) |
Guest house in a Fairy Chimney. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Cappadocia |
Avcilar |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel05100.jpg) |
Rural scene. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Cappadocia |
Avcilar |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel63990.jpg) |
House made partly of stone and partly carved from the rock. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Cappadocia |
Avcilar |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel63991.jpg) |
A group of children. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Cappadocia |
Avcilar |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel63992.jpg) |
Fairy chimneys. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Cappadocia |
Avcilar |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel63993.jpg) |
The spectacular landscape of Cappadocia. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Kayseri |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel63994.jpg) |
Kayseri was originally founded by the Hittites. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Kayseri |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel63995.jpg) |
The city is named after the Roman Emperor, Tiberius. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Kayseri |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel63996.jpg) |
Mount Erciyes overlooks the city. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Kayseri |
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Kursunlu Mosque |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel63997.jpg) |
The entrance to the Kersunlu Mosque. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Kayseri |
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Kursunlu Mosque |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel05103.jpg) |
The Ottoman style mosque dates from 1585 and is overlooked by Mount Erciyes. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Kayseri |
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Kursunlu Mosque |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel63998.jpg) |
The interior. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Kayseri |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel05102.jpg) |
School children. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Kayseri |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel63999.jpg) |
A Byzantine building now used as a wool market. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Kayseri |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel05101.jpg) |
The wool market. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Kayseri |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel64000.jpg) |
Horse and cart. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Kayseri |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel64001.jpg) |
The wool market. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Kayseri |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel00276.jpg) |
Stone mason. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Kayseri |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel64002.jpg) |
Buying sheep. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Kayseri |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel64003.jpg) |
Kadi Hammam is a Turkish bath house. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Kayseri |
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Ulu Cami |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel64004.jpg) |
The Great Mosque (Ulu Cami) dates from 1205. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Kayseri |
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Ulu Cami |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel64005.jpg) |
The interior. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Kayseri |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel64006.jpg) |
The Citadel stands in the city centre. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Kayseri |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel64007.jpg) |
The market by the Citadel. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Kayseri |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel64008.jpg) |
People at the market. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Kayseri |
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Huant Hatun Mosque |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel05104.jpg) |
The Huant Hatun Mosque dates from 1228. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Kayseri |
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Huant Hatun Mosque |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel05105.jpg) |
Detail of the Seljuk style carved entrance. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Kayseri |
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Huant Hatun Mosque |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel64009.jpg) |
Detail of carved stonework. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Kayseri |
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Huant Hatun Mosque |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel64010.jpg) |
The building is very ornate. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Kayseri |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel64011.jpg) |
Tyre shop. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Kayseri |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel64012.jpg) |
The snow capped Mount Erciyes (3916m). |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Kayseri |
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Doner Turbe |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel05106.jpg) |
The Doner Turbe (Revolving Tomb) was built in 1276 by the Seljuk Turks. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Kayseri |
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Doner Turbe |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel64013.jpg) |
The tomb is intricately carved. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Kayseri |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel64014.jpg) |
A pretty park. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Kayseri |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel64015.jpg) |
Clock tower. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Kayseri |
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Sahibiye Medrese |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel64016.jpg) |
The walled Sahibiye Medrese was originally a school. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Kayseri |
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Sahibiye Medrese |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel64017.jpg) |
The carved portal dates from 1267. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Kayseri |
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Chifte Medrese |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel64018.jpg) |
The Chifte Medrese was originally a hospital built in 1206. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Kayseri |
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Chifte Medrese |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel64019.jpg) |
The building is now a medical museum. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Kayseri |
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Ethnographic Museum |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel64020.jpg) |
The Ethnographic Museum is set in a medrese built by a sultan's wife, Huant Hatun. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Kayseri |
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Ethnographic Museum |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel64021.jpg) |
Illuminated Quran. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Kayseri |
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Ethnographic Museum |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel64022.jpg) |
Weaving. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Kayseri |
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Ethnographic Museum |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel64023.jpg) |
Ottoman illuminated Quran. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Kayseri |
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Ethnographic Museum |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel64024.jpg) |
Ottoman coins. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Kayseri |
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Ethnographic Museum |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel64025.jpg) |
Caligraphy. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Kayseri |
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Ethnographic Museum |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel64026.jpg) |
Ottoman furniture. |
1986 |