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- Dienstag, 27. Oktober 2020 um 16:00
- ☀️ 10 °C
- Höhe über NN: 3.964 m
TürkeiDoğubayazıt İlçesi39°41’13” N 44°17’0” E
Mt Ararat
27. Oktober 2020 in Türkei ⋅ ☀️ 10 °C
In eastern Turkey very near the borders with armenia and Iran (about 20 km to each). This is the place connected to the biblical Noah story. And no, I didn't find the ark either.
The bleak surroundingWeiterlesen
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- Mittwoch, 28. Oktober 2020 um 09:52
- ⛅ 12 °C
- Höhe über NN: 1.939 m
- TürkeiIshak Pacha39°31’12” N 44°7’48” E
Ishakpasha palace
28. Oktober 2020 in Türkei ⋅ ⛅ 12 °C
The 2nd largest palace in Turkey after Topkapi (see post from last year) and built on a similar plan. Mostly a restoration due to earthquake damage and cannon fire from a war with Russia.
TheWeiterlesen
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- Mittwoch, 28. Oktober 2020 um 13:16
- ⛅ 19 °C
- Höhe über NN: 1.605 m
- TürkeiDoğubeyazıt39°32’42” N 44°5’6” E
Urartu Hall, Van
28. Oktober 2020 in Türkei ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
A significant carpet conservatory. Not just a sales business. They support the many carpet weaving villages around Van as well as serving as a school to teach carpet weaving. The 1st picture looks atWeiterlesen
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- Donnerstag, 29. Oktober 2020 um 09:46
- ☀️ 15 °C
- Höhe über NN: 1.644 m
- TürkeiDokuzağaç38°18’36” N 43°2’30” E
Akdamar Island, Lake Van
29. Oktober 2020 in Türkei ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
Lake Van is the largest lake in Turkey. Akdamar Island is a beautiful place, famous for the Armenian Orthodox Church and monastery that heave been preserved (see Holy Cross Church post).
The picturesWeiterlesen
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- Donnerstag, 29. Oktober 2020 um 10:05
- ☀️ 16 °C
- Höhe über NN: 1.643 m
- TürkeiAkdamar Adası38°20’24” N 43°2’12” E
Holy Cross church
29. Oktober 2020 in Türkei ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C
Armenian Orthodox churches are traditionally cruciform with all 4 section of equal length. They are tall relative to the footprint with the central barrel shaped upper section full of light. TheWeiterlesen
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- Donnerstag, 29. Oktober 2020 um 17:17
- ⛅ 25 °C
- Höhe über NN: 668 m
- TürkeiSur37°54’42” N 40°14’12” E
Diyarbakir Grand Mosque
29. Oktober 2020 in Türkei ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
An unusual 2 mosque complex in one facility, one Sunni, one Shafi and a madrassa for each. The interior pics are all of the Shafi mosque as prayer time began. So we didn't visit the Sunni mosque. I'mWeiterlesen
ReisenderHi Skip. Anne here from the Borneo Sarawak trip, January 2020. I can't believe you are travelling. I live in Victoria, Australia and we have been in hard lockdown since March with restrictions just eased this week but interstate and international travel banned for us. I am craving some travel and very jealous of you. Stay healthy, bye Anne
skip's retirement travelgood to hear from you. I had gotten to and past that point and simply decided I needed to find someplace to go. turkey is open. so here I am
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- Freitag, 30. Oktober 2020 um 12:28
- ⛅ 27 °C
- Höhe über NN: 779 m
- TürkeiGöbekli Tepe37°13’24” N 38°55’18” E
Göbeklitepe
30. Oktober 2020 in Türkei ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
A highlight for me. I found nd archaeology fascinating.
This is a 12,000 year old (carbon dated) site located on high ground at the northern edge of the fertile crescent. It's generally understood asWeiterlesen
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- Freitag, 30. Oktober 2020 um 14:50
- ☀️ 31 °C
- Höhe über NN: 378 m
- TürkeiHarran36°51’42” N 39°1’48” E
Harran
30. Oktober 2020 in Türkei ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C
Abraham's home town but not his birth town. It is said that this is where he left from to eventually get to the promised land. Harran is only 18 km from the Syrian border.
The 1st two pictures look atWeiterlesen
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- Samstag, 31. Oktober 2020 um 09:18
- ☁️ 20 °C
- Höhe über NN: 503 m
- TürkeiBirket İbrahim37°8’52” N 38°47’2” E
Urfa and Abraham
31. Oktober 2020 in Türkei ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
Here is where Abraham was born. It is said that he would as born in a cave (1st picture) as King Nimrod is said to have ordered a slaughter of the innocents. Somehow, Abe was presented to the king whoWeiterlesen
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- Samstag, 31. Oktober 2020 um 12:20
- ☁️ 23 °C
- Höhe über NN: 851 m
- TürkeiFevzi Paşa37°4’36” N 37°23’6” E
Mosaic Museum, Gaziantep
31. Oktober 2020 in Türkei ⋅ ☁️ 23 °C
A spectacular display of 2nd and 3rd century mosaics discovered in an old Roman city, unearthed during dam construction. As they would have been flooded, they were removed to this museum.
The 1stWeiterlesen
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- Samstag, 31. Oktober 2020 um 16:45
- ⛅ 22 °C
- Höhe über NN: 846 m
- TürkeiŞekeroğlu37°3’48” N 37°23’6” E
Gaziantep markets
31. Oktober 2020 in Türkei ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
Traditional market, bazaar, souk, whatever you call it, I thoroughly enjoy these markets with all their glorious chaos. Here, the people are incredibly friendly, warm and generous. Many offering toWeiterlesen
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- Montag, 2. November 2020 um 11:07
- ☀️ 22 °C
- Höhe über NN: 43 m
- TürkeiAspendos36°56’18” N 31°10’18” E
Aspendos
2. November 2020 in Türkei ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
2nd century Roman theater. One of the best preserved. This is partially reconstructed. N surprise, as this is an earthquake zone. This is one of the few Roman theaters where the wall behind the stageWeiterlesen
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- Montag, 2. November 2020 um 16:00
- ☀️ 24 °C
- Höhe über NN: 79 m
- Türkeiİhsaniye36°58’9” N 30°51’14” E
Perge
2. November 2020 in Türkei ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
A large and important Greco Roman city that served as the capital of the Roman province of Asia Minor before Ephesus. 1st is the main city gate. The next 2 look at monumental parts of the city,Weiterlesen
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- Montag, 2. November 2020 um 23:00
- 🌙 19 °C
- Höhe über NN: 12 m
- TürkeiSide36°46’45” N 31°24’13” E
Side
2. November 2020 in Türkei ⋅ 🌙 19 °C
A waterfront city and Roman port. 1 is the temple of Apollo which overlooks the old inner harbor. The 2nd is how the inner harbor looks today, taken from near the temple. 3rd is the agora/forum. TheWeiterlesen
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- Dienstag, 3. November 2020 um 09:34
- ⛅ 18 °C
- Höhe über NN: 38 m
- TürkeiBarbaros36°53’6” N 30°42’30” E
Antalya Old Town
3. November 2020 in Türkei ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
Antalya is often called the Riviera of Turkey. The old part of town dates back over 2,000 years. The 1st two pictures are of Hadrian's Gate, the main gate into the old city: the arches and one of theWeiterlesen
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- Dienstag, 3. November 2020 um 11:09
- ⛅ 21 °C
- Höhe über NN: 41 m
- TürkeiVarlık36°53’18” N 30°40’42” E
Antalya Archaeologicsl Museum
3. November 2020 in Türkei ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
Excellent archaeological museum, focused on finds from this region. Most of the statuary is from the theater at Perge (see other posts about Perge and the theater at Aspendos). The 1st 4 pics are fromWeiterlesen
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- Mittwoch, 4. November 2020 um 12:34
- ⛅ 23 °C
- Höhe über NN: 12 m
- TürkeiDemre36°14’42” N 29°59’6” E
St Nicholas Church
4. November 2020 in Türkei ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
Yes, that St. Nick. The actual saint is from here and lived in about the 3rd century. The church that honors him dates to his time, but the oldest portion of what exists today dates to about the 6thWeiterlesen
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- Mittwoch, 4. November 2020 um 14:03
- ⛅ 22 °C
- Höhe über NN: 13 m
- TürkeiDikmen Deresi36°15’30” N 29°59’6” E
Myra Old City
4. November 2020 in Türkei ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
Myra is an ancient city where St. Nicholas ministered (see other post). This is a Greco- Roman city, as much of what is here predates the Romans. The most important part of this site are the rock hewnWeiterlesen
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- Mittwoch, 4. November 2020 um 17:13
- ☀️ 21 °C
- Höhe über NN: 90 m
- TürkeiSarıbelen Adası36°13’48” N 29°26’54” E
On the road to Fethiye
4. November 2020 in Türkei ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
We travelled about 300 km along the coast road from Antalya to Fethiye. The road runs along with the Targus Mountains to the right and the Mediterranean on the left. Some parts of the road are cutWeiterlesen
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- Donnerstag, 5. November 2020 um 10:41
- ☀️ 20 °C
- Höhe über NN: 55 m
- TürkeiXanthos36°21’24” N 29°19’6” E
Xanthos
5. November 2020 in Türkei ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
City that dates to the Hittite era. It is best known for committing mass suicide twice. Once when attacked by Persia and once by Rome. Rather than surrender, they chose to commit mass suicide, allWeiterlesen
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- Donnerstag, 5. November 2020 um 12:29
- ⛅ 23 °C
- Höhe über NN: 17 m
- TürkeiPatara36°15’36” N 29°18’54” E
Patara
5. November 2020 in Türkei ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
This is the town where the guy we know as St. Nicholas was born, and it is another port where Paul changed ships, this time on the 3rd missionary journey.
The most important site here is photos 1-3.Weiterlesen
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- Donnerstag, 5. November 2020 um 13:23
- ⛅ 24 °C
- Höhe über NN: 10 m
- TürkeiLetoon36°19’54” N 29°17’18” E
Letoon
5. November 2020 in Türkei ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
This is an unusual place. There is no city wall, no fortifications, etc. What makes this place has unique is its 3 temples. Most small town had one temple to the god to whom the town was dedicated.Weiterlesen
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- Donnerstag, 5. November 2020 um 15:29
- ⛅ 24 °C
- Höhe über NN: 183 m
- TürkeiKayaköy36°34’30” N 29°5’30” E
Kayaköy
5. November 2020 in Türkei ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
After lots of ancient history, here's s bit of 20th century history, 1923, to be more specific. For centuries, Turks and Greeks lived together, both in Greece and Turkey. After a war between those 2Weiterlesen
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- Freitag, 6. November 2020 um 13:27
- ☁️ 20 °C
- Höhe über NN: 283 m
- TürkeiLaodikeia37°50’12” N 29°6’36” E
Laodikeia
6. November 2020 in Türkei ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
Major trading center and site of one of the seven churches in Revelation. That church is long gone. The ruins of the remaining building date to the 6th century and after.
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- Freitag, 6. November 2020 um 14:14
- ☁️ 22 °C
- Höhe über NN: 361 m
- TürkeiHierapolis37°55’30” N 29°7’24” E
Hieropolis
6. November 2020 in Türkei ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C
Near Laodikeia. This is known as a healing city as the natural hot water springs contain 17 minerals, I'm told. Probably the most famous feature is the travertine, hot water deposited calciumWeiterlesen