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Mary Ann Campbell | profile | all galleries >> Travel photos: India, Turkey, Alaska, and Europe >> Turkey: Fall 2004 >> SE Turkey: Urfa, Harran, Adiyaman tree view | thumbnails | slideshow

To Cappadocia: Aksaray Caravansary, Urgup | Cappadocia: Balloon trip | Cappadocia: Zelve, Avanos, tourist traps | Cappadocia: Goreme, Uchisar | Guselyurt, near Cappadocia | Soganli, Nigde, Gaziantep, Taurus, Antakya | SE Turkey: Urfa, Harran, Adiyaman | SE Turkey: Mt. Nemrut, Diyarbakir, Lake Van | SE Turkey: Dogubayazit, Erzurum | West Turkey: Ephesus, Seljuk | West Turkey: Pergamon | W Turkey: Pamukkale, Hierapolis, Afrodisias | SW Turkey: Dalyan, Kaunos, Fethiye | SW: Kalkan, Xanthos | SW: Kekova, Simena, Ugaciz | SW: Bezirgan, Kale | SW: Myra, Aspendos, Antalya | Istanbul: our Hotel; trip up the Bosphorus | Istanbul: Hagia Sofia, Topkapi Palace, Blue Mosque

SE Turkey: Urfa, Harran, Adiyaman

Urfa has the worst drivers of any city I've ever been in. I believe there is a lot to see here, but our guide kept us to a tight schedule and the only site we visited was Abraham's Pool, a tranquil center in the midst of a chaotic city.

Harran, a biblical site, has 7th century Roman ruins, but is more well known for the beehive houses which are not old at all, but are very interesting.

Adiyaman, where we stayed to visit Mt. Nemrut, has a museum (no flash allowed) containing more items rescued from the Ataturk dam area. A guard at this museum told us about...

The Pirin caves, an archeological site 5 km from Adiyaman; there are 208 Roman rock tombs here.
Abraham's pool, Urfa
Abraham's pool, Urfa
Abraham's pool, Urfa
Abraham's pool, Urfa
Abraham's pool, Urfa
Abraham's pool, Urfa
Abraham's pool: feeding the sacred carp
Abraham's pool: feeding the sacred carp
Abraham's pool, Urfa
Abraham's pool, Urfa
AbrPool.jpg
AbrPool.jpg
Abraham's pool, Urfa
Abraham's pool, Urfa
Abraham's pool, Urfa
Abraham's pool, Urfa
Abraham's pool, Urfa
Abraham's pool, Urfa
Harran
Harran
Harran
Harran
Harran
Harran
Harran12.jpg
Harran12.jpg
Harran
Harran
Harran: inside a beehive house looking up
Harran: inside a beehive house looking up
Harran
Harran
Harran: Andrys and a local
Harran: Andrys and a local
Harran: tourist trying on clothes
Harran: tourist trying on clothes
Harran
Harran
The other tourists in Harran. I think they were from Iran. They gave me a pida, Turkish pizza.
The other tourists in Harran. I think they were from Iran. They gave me a pida, Turkish pizza.
Harran
Harran
Harran
Harran
Harran
Harran
From hotel in Urfa
From hotel in Urfa
Hotel room in Urfa
Hotel room in Urfa
Street food in Urfa
Street food in Urfa
He's grilling liver on skewers
He's grilling liver on skewers
Folk musicians at hotel in Urfa
Folk musicians at hotel in Urfa
Urfa;  ads for doctors, from our hotel
Urfa; ads for doctors, from our hotel
Old city in Urfa; our guide didn't want me to take photo
Old city in Urfa; our guide didn't want me to take photo
Adiyaman museum
Adiyaman museum
Pere, site near Adiyaman with many rock tombs
Pere, site near Adiyaman with many rock tombs
Pere, site near Adiyaman with many rock tombs
Pere, site near Adiyaman with many rock tombs
Pere, site near Adiyaman with many rock tombs
Pere, site near Adiyaman with many rock tombs
Aykut, our guide, giving apples to a boy at Pere. He gave apples to everyone we met, even at military checkpoints.
Aykut, our guide, giving apples to a boy at Pere. He gave apples to everyone we met, even at military checkpoints.
Aykut and our Hyundai
Aykut and our Hyundai