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  • Place Types Tourist attraction
  • Address Yakubiye, 2808. Sk. No:28, 63200 Şanlıurfa Merkez/Şanlıurfa, Turkey
  • Coordinate 37.1457315,38.781627
  • Website Unknown
  • Rating 5
  • Compound Code 4QWJ+7M Karaköprü, Şanlıurfa, Turkey
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Kaleden Urfa Manzarasi
Kaleden Urfa Manzarasi
Kaleden Urfa Manzarasi
Kaleden Urfa Manzarasi
Kaleden Urfa Manzarasi
Kaleden Urfa Manzarasi
Kaleden Urfa Manzarasi
Kaleden Urfa Manzarasi
Kaleden Urfa Manzarasi
Reviews
İbrahim Alpay (12/30/2019)
Urfa Castle BC. It is estimated that it was built on a neolithic area dating back to 10,000 years. The 12,000-year-old Balıklıgöl Statue and the Castle area, unearthed near the castle and exhibited in the Şanlıurfa Museum, reveal the history of the Balıklıgöl basin. In the records of the 6th century, the castle is not mentioned. The first records of the castle belong to the 11th century. Accordingly, the castle 6 century. and 11th century. Accepted opinion about the castle: M.S. It was built during the Abbasid period between 812-814. The two columns of the Corinthian capitals on the fortress Edessa Karalı 9. During the MANU period, M.S. It was built between 240-242 as monumental columns. The Syriac inscription on the eastern column reads: "I am AFTUHA, the son of the military commander BARSAMAS (son of the Sun). This column and its statue are made by the daughter of the Crown Prince MANU, the wife of the king MANU, the lady and the guardian, the Queen Shalmeth." The Urfa Castle is surrounded on three sides by a rock-cut trench. Furthermore, the passage between Aynzeliha Tunnel and the castle and Aynzeliha Lake was provided.
Mehmet Eşref Bannıoğlu (12/25/2020)
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