This day was very hot, temperature reached over 30 degree and it was the best occasion to experience Middle East climate. Our first destination was town called Harran – with old mosque, beehives-like homes and the castle. The must be very rural as village seemed to be not very developed with dry extrements for burning like in India or poor farmers with few cows or goats. Harran is not usual place when you think about Turkey. Is more Arabic and shows pure countryside of Middle East.
Harran is placed about 40 km from Urfa, so we caught short ride with Syrian minority man who proudly admitted that he has 3 wives and 20 children! His poor Turkish could prove that he was not lying, especially when we saw traditional and conservative way of living there.
After coming back to Urfa we visited the castle, tunnel, Balikligolu and bithplace of Abraham. In the evening while we're watching Champions League match we accidentally met our Erasmus friends from Ankara – the world is shrinking!
Urfa is must-see point on the map of Turkey. You can experience more Middle East culture than in Atalya or Istanbul. Sanli-Urfa confirms that Turkey is full of various sites and cultures.
Thank you Dogan for hospitality!
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| Balikligolu |
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| Urfa from the castle |
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| Beehives-like homes in Harran |
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| Rural style of Harran |
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| Prophet Abraham's birthplace |
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