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Province
State |
Region |
City
Town |
District |
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| Turkey |
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Urfa |
Halil-ur-Rahman Mosque |
Mevlid-i Halil |
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The site is an important pilgrimage site for Kurds, Turks, Arabs and Armenians. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Urfa |
Halil-ur-Rahman Mosque |
Mevlid-i Halil |
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Pilgrims. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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|
Urfa |
Halil-ur-Rahman Mosque |
Mevlid-i Halil |
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Market stalls. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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|
Urfa |
Halil-ur-Rahman Mosque |
Mevlid-i Halil |
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Over the rooftops view of the city. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Antakya |
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Antakya was founded by Greeks in 300 BCE and became an early Christian community visited by St Paul. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Antakya |
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The city was part of Syria until 1939 when it was handed to Turkey by a European treaty. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Antakya |
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St Peter's Church |
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St Peter's Church is one of the oldest in the world. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Antakya |
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St Peter's Church |
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The church is in a grotto that was once a Greek shrine to the earthquake god, Haroon. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Antakya |
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The city has a busy market. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Antakya |
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Man weaving. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Antakya |
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Making bread. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Antakya |
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Shoemakers. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Antakya |
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Making shoes by hand. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Antakya |
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Street scene in the centre. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Antakya |
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3rd century Roman bridge. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Antakya |
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The city is set among hills and is close to the border with Syria. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Antakya |
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View over the city. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Antakya |
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Archeological Museum |
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Antakya's Archeological Museum has the second largest collection of mosaics in the world. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Antakya |
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Archeological Museum |
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"Ephygenia in Aulis". |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Antakya |
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Archeological Museum |
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Summer, a mosaic found in the Daphne region of Antioch. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Antakya |
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Archeological Museum |
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Tragic mask, a detail from a mosaic of the "Triumph of Dionysus". |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Antakya |
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Archeological Museum |
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Three figures, part of a larger "Four Seasons" mosaic. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Antakya |
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Archeological Museum |
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Soteria, goddess of protection and safety. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Antakya |
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Archeological Museum |
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Detail of Soteria. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Antakya |
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Archeological Museum |
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Mosaic with two figures. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Antakya |
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Archeological Museum |
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Chtisis (Greek word for foundation / creation) carrying jewels. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Antakya |
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Archeological Museum |
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The quality of mosaics are very high. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Antakya |
|
Archeological Museum |
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Two satyrs from the Roman era. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Antakya |
|
Archeological Museum |
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The boat of Psyche. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Antakya |
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Archeological Museum |
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Orpheus playing the lyre to apease the animals. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Antakya |
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Archeological Museum |
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Dionysus mosaic from the 2nd century. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Antakya |
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Archeological Museum |
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Mosaic showing dancing Bacchi. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Antakya |
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Archeological Museum |
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Drunken Dionysus. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Antakya |
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Archeological Museum |
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Dionysios and Ariadne. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Antakya |
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Archeological Museum |
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Eros and Psyche. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Antakya |
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Archeological Museum |
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Greek sarcophagus in the museum grounds. |
1986 |
were added from 11 December 2021.