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![Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2687 W: 298 N: 5201]](http://i1.trekearth.com/misc/g-g-g.gif) (23144) | A view from the depths of Şanlıurfa streets, where i felt swallowed by the dense feeling of ancient history... Those streets are magical with unspoiled stone houses with lots of architectural details, and my overall impression is like walking inside an endless, thousand year old labyrinth...
The history of Şanlıurfa is recorded from the 4th century BC, but may date back to the 8th century BC, when there is ample evidence for the surrounding sites at Duru, Harran and Nevali Cori. It was one of several cities in the Euphrates-Tigris basin, the cradle of the Mesopotamian civilization. According to Turkish Muslim traditions Urfa (its name since Byzantine days) is the biblical city of Ur, due to its proximity to the biblical village of Harran. However, the Iraqis also claim the city of Ur in southern Iraq, as do many historians and archaeologists.
Urfa is also known as the birthplace of Abraham, commemorated by a mosque in the city and the birthplace of Job.
Urfa was conquered repeatedly throughout history, and has been dominated by many civilizations, including the Ebla, Akkadians, Sumerians, Babylonians, Hittites, Hurris, Armenians, Mittannis, Assyrians, Chaldeans, Medes, Persians, Macedonians (under Alexander the Great), Seleucids, Arameans, Osrhoenes, Romans, Sassanids, Byzantines, Crusaders. |
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