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Turkey |
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Amasaya |
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Family group. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Amasaya |
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View over the town. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Amasaya |
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Ottoman houses by the river. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Amasaya |
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Ottoman houses and a bridge over the river. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Amasaya |
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Hilafel Gazi Tomb dates from 1146. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Amasaya |
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Gokmedresse Mosque |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel64108.jpg) |
The Gokmedresse Mosque and school date from 1276. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Amasaya |
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Gokmedresse Mosque |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel64109.jpg) |
View from the roof of the mosque. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Amasaya |
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Gokmedresse Mosque |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel64110.jpg) |
Students from the school. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Amasaya |
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Gokmedresse Mosque |
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Three boys on the mosque roof. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Amasaya |
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Museum |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel64112.jpg) |
Byzantine incense burner. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Amasaya |
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Museum |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel64113.jpg) |
Gold statue of a Hittite god. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Amasaya |
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Attaturk statue at the edge of the old city. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Amasaya |
Old City |
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The narrow streets of the old city. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Amasaya |
Old City |
Sultan Beyazit Mosque |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel64116.jpg) |
The Sultan Beyazit Mosque is the largest in the old city. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Amasaya |
Old City |
Sultan Beyazit Mosque |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel64117.jpg) |
The mosque dates from 1486. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Amasaya |
Old City |
Sultan Beyazit Mosque |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel64118.jpg) |
The mosque is overlooked by Pontic tombs. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Amasaya |
Old City |
Sultan Beyazit Mosque |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel64119.jpg) |
Conical roof and minaret. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Amasaya |
Old City |
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Street scene. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Amasaya |
Old City |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel64121.jpg) |
Mosque by the cliffs. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Amasaya |
Old City |
Bimarhane School |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel64122.jpg) |
The Bimarhane was originally a mental hostital. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Amasaya |
Old City |
Bimarhane School |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel64123.jpg) |
The building dates from 1309. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Amasaya |
Old City |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel64124.jpg) |
The houses rise up the hillside. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Amasaya |
Old City |
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Hilly street with steps. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Amasaya |
Old City |
Beyazit Pasha Mosque |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel64126.jpg) |
The Beyazit Pasha Mosque is in Bursa style. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Amasaya |
Old City |
Beyazit Pasha Mosque |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel64127.jpg) |
The mosque dates from 1419. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Amasaya |
Old City |
Kapiagasi Medresse |
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The Kapiagasi is a school. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Amasaya |
Old City |
Kapiagasi Medresse |
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The school is octagonal. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Amasaya |
Old City |
Kapiagasi Medresse |
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The school was built in 1488. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Amasaya |
Old City |
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Old man. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Amasaya |
Old City |
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The market. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Trabzon |
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Trabzon is a city on the Black Sea. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Trabzon |
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Trabzon is set around a gorge. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Trabzon |
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The old city is on a hillside. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Trabzon |
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Trabzon was founded in 700 BCE by Arcadians. It later became a Pontic Greek kingdom. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Trabzon |
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Trabzon fell to Rome in 88 BCE and became Byzantine in 1204. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Trabzon |
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The Ottomans took the city in 1461. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Trabzon |
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Friday prayer at the 16th century Gulbahar Mosque. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Trabzon |
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Aghia Sophia Church |
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Aghia Sophia is a 13th century Greek church that was later turned into a mosque. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Trabzon |
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Aghia Sophia Church |
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Stone carvings over the entrance. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Trabzon |
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Aghia Sophia Church |
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Fresco in the church. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Trabzon |
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Aghia Sophia Church |
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Religious fresco. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Trabzon |
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Aghia Sophia Church |
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Bell tower and minaret. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Trabzon |
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Attaturk's Villa |
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Attaturk's summer villa is in Crimean style and overlooks the Black Sea. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Trabzon |
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Attaturk's Villa |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel64145.jpg) |
The grounds of the villa. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Trabzon |
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Attaturk's Villa |
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Chandelier. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Trabzon |
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Attaturk's Villa |
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View from the villa. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Trabzon |
Sumela |
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The mountainous Sumela district. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Trabzon |
Sumela |
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The river valley. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Trabzon |
Sumela |
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The region is fertile, growing tea, rice and cherries. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Trabzon |
Sumela |
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Misty alpine mountains. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Trabzon |
Sumela |
Sumela Monastery |
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A steep gorge in Sumela is the setting of Sumela Monastery. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Trabzon |
Sumela |
Sumela Monastery |
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Visitors. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Trabzon |
Sumela |
Sumela Monastery |
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Waterfall. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Trabzon |
Sumela |
Sumela Monastery |
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The 6th century Byzantine monastery of Sumela is built on a cliff near Trabzon. It remained in use until 1923. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Trabzon |
Sumela |
Sumela Monastery |
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Structures on the cliff face. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Trabzon |
Sumela |
Sumela Monastery |
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The monastery is 250m above the floor of the gorge. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Trabzon |
Sumela |
Sumela Monastery |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel05128.jpg) |
The ruins of the Monastery. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Trabzon |
Sumela |
Sumela Monastery |
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The monastery was abandoned in 1923. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Trabzon |
Sumela |
Sumela Monastery |
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Frescos on the walls. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Trabzon |
Sumela |
Sumela Monastery |
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The setting is spectacular. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Trabzon |
Sumela |
Sumela Monastery |
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View from the monastery. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Trabzon |
Sumela |
Sumela Monastery |
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View of the river 250m below the monastery. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Erzurum |
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Erzurum is dominated by a 5th century castle, now used as a football pitch. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Erzurum |
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Yakutiye Mosque |
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The octagonal Yakutiye Mosque dates from 1310. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Erzurum |
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Yakutiye Mosque |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel64163.jpg) |
The mosque was built by the Mongols. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Erzurum |
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Cifte Minareli Medresi |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel64164.jpg) |
The Cifti Minareli Medresi is a mosque and school. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Erzurum |
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Cifte Minareli Medresi |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel64165.jpg) |
The 1253 building has an elaborate gateway. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Erzurum |
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Cifte Minareli Medresi |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel64166.jpg) |
The minarets are decorated with tiles. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Erzurum |
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Cifte Minareli Medresi |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel64167.jpg) |
Dramatic stone carvings. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Dogubeyazit |
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View of Mount Ararat (5165m) whose name comes from the Urartu, the original inhabitants. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Dogubeyazit |
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Christians believe that Mount Ararat is the traditional resting place of Noah's Ark. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Dogubeyazit |
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Dogubeyazit is a mainly Kurdish town overlooked by Mount Ararat. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Dogubeyazit |
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Dogubeyazit is a frontier town close to the border with Iran. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Dogubeyazit |
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Kurdish farmers with Mount Ararat in the background. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Dogubeyazit |
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Animal market. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Dogubeyazit |
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Mud brick houses. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Dogubeyazit |
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Children at their house. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Dogubeyazit |
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The houses are simple single storey dwellings. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Dogubeyazit |
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Small market. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Dogubeyazit |
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The region has a severe climate with hot summers and freezing winters. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Dogubeyazit |
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Dusty street. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Dogubeyazit |
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Typical houes. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Dogubeyazit |
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Walled oasis near the town. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Dogubeyazit |
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Landcsape with isolated trees. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Dogubeyazit |
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Landscape near the border with Iran. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Dogubeyazit |
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Isak Pasa Serai |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel64183.jpg) |
The Isak Pasa Serai is set on a hill less than 30km from the border with Iran. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Dogubeyazit |
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Isak Pasa Serai |
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The castle - fortress - palace was constructed between 1685 and 1784 by a Kurdish chief. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Dogubeyazit |
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Isak Pasa Serai |
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Gold plated doors which hang on the portal were taken by Russia to Moscow in 1917. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Dogubeyazit |
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Isak Pasa Serai |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel05130.jpg) |
The Complex contains a mosque. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Dogubeyazit |
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Isak Pasa Serai |
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The striped minaret. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Dogubeyazit |
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Isak Pasa Serai |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel05131.jpg) |
The architecture is a blend of Byzantine, Seljuk, Ottoman, Georgian, Armenian and Persian styles. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Dogubeyazit |
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Isak Pasa Serai |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel64182.jpg) |
Carved niches. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Dogubeyazit |
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Isak Pasa Serai |
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The stonework is fine. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Dogubeyazit |
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Isak Pasa Serai |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel64186.jpg) |
Octagonal tomb. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Dogubeyazit |
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Isak Pasa Serai |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel64187.jpg) |
Carved entrance. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Dogubeyazit |
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Isak Pasa Serai |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel64188.jpg) |
Carving of a lion. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Dogubeyazit |
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Isak Pasa Serai |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel64189.jpg) |
The palace courtyard. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Dogubeyazit |
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Isak Pasa Serai |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel64191.jpg) |
The ruined fortress. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Dogubeyazit |
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Isak Pasa Serai |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel64190.jpg) |
Small settlement and mosque at 1520m from Isak Pasa Serai. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Lake Van |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel05139.jpg) |
Lake Van is the largest lake in Turkey. Becuase it has no outlet the waters are slightly alkaline. |
1986 |