Turkey - Southeastern Anatolian and The GAP Region [antikvár]

THE SOLTHEASTERN ANATOLIA REGION The Southeastern Anatolia Region has a very rich history and cultural heritage, as can be seen in its magnificent historical sites. Its history begins around 7,000 BC in the New Stone Age. Between 2,000 BC and 1,500 BC came the Hurris who were followed by the Hittites sometime around 1,200 BC. In the land which encircles the Firat (Euphrates) and the Dicle (Tigris) Rivers, lived Abraham, the patriarch claimed by three world religions. Somé think that Abraham was bom in what is now called §anh Urfa, supposed to have been Ur of the Chaldees, and later moved south from the city to Harran. In Harran, which was an important Mesopota mian historic and cultural center, the ruins of one of the largest and oldest Islamic universities can be seen among the archeological remains. Restoration of the 18th-century mansion, Kügük Haci Mustafa Hacikamiloglu Konagi, is now complete. It has reopened and now serves as an art gallery.