Places to visit in Şanlıurfa, Türkiye
4 places to visit in Şanlıurfa, Türkiye, each with LOQAH's carefully crafted stamp of its own: Göbekli Tepe, Harran, Karahan Tepe and more. Stand at any of them with the app open and the stamp is yours, confirmed on site, in your Şanlıurfa volume.
1 UNESCO World Heritage site · 2 Famous places to visit · 1 Hidden gem
UNESCO World Heritage sites in Şanlıurfa (1)
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Göbekli Tepe
A Neolithic site near Şanlıurfa, built from around 9500 BC, before pottery or farming towns. Its circles of great T-shaped stone pillars, carved with foxes, boars and snakes, are among the oldest known megaliths in the world.
Famous places to visit in Şanlıurfa (2)
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Harran
An ancient town of Upper Mesopotamia, about 40 km south-east of Urfa, mentioned in the Bible as a home of Abraham. It is known for its beehive houses of mud brick, built in clusters of domes, and the ruins of its old university and walls.
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Karahan Tepe
A Pre-Pottery Neolithic site in the Şanlıurfa region, related to nearby Göbekli Tepe and also marked by T-shaped stone pillars. It may be one of the earliest known villages, dated to between 10,000 and 9500 BC.
Hidden gems in Şanlıurfa (1)
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Şanlıurfa Archaeology and Mosaic Museum
Two museums side by side in Şanlıurfa, holding finds from Göbekli Tepe, Karahan Tepe and Harran, and from sites flooded by the region's great dams. The mosaic museum covers Roman floor mosaics found in the city itself.
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What are the best places to visit in Şanlıurfa?
LOQAH lists 4 places in Şanlıurfa. The best known include Göbekli Tepe, Harran, Karahan Tepe and Şanlıurfa Archaeology and Mosaic Museum. Each has a stamp of its own to collect when you are there.
How many LOQAH stamps are there in Şanlıurfa?
4, and more are added over time. Each place has LOQAH's carefully crafted stamp of its own.
How do I collect a stamp in Şanlıurfa?
Open LOQAH at the place and get its stamp. LOQAH checks where you are once, at that moment; at the place itself the stamp is confirmed on site, with a gold badge.
I have been to places in Şanlıurfa before. Can I add them?
Yes. In Earlier trips, choose Şanlıurfa and swipe through its stamps, or import your Google Timeline. Each one goes into your volume with the date, if you know it.
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