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GAZIANTEP
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Gaziantep
is one of the first settlements in Anatolia and the biggest city of the
soughteast Turkey. The
city is a leader in trade and industry in the region and has the
rich historical and cultural surroundings, delicious foods,
extraordinary handicrafts, mosques, fortresses, caravansaries, baths,
tombs, churches, castles, plateaus, excursion and picnic places. |
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The Gaziantep kitchen has a
special influence on the Turkish cuisine with its immensely rich flavor.
In addition to dishes which date back to the Oguz Turks, there is the
influence of Aleppo. Its rich kind of soups, rice meals, kebabs,
meatballs, etc. are among the most favorite. Local desserts include
baklava, kunefe, burmali kadayif, sari burma, mashed pistachio and milk
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BELKIS
RUINS
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RUMKALE
(HROMGLA)
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Hromgia
is 25 km from Yavuzeli and 62 km from Gaziantep. Although the precise
history of Hromgia is unknown, it is thought to have been built during
the late Hittite Period, around 840 B.C. It
is believed that in the Roman Period Christians made Hromgla a center of
Christianity, and tried to spread Christianity to Hromgla and its
surroundings. It is also said that John, one of Jesus' apostles, saved
manuscripts of the Bible in in Hromgla which were later taken to Beirut.
For this reason Hromgla is a sacred place for Christians. When the
crusaders were defeated and driven out of the region, the Moslems
captured Hromgla and the surrounding area, and there are many remains in
the castle and the area from the Turkish Islamic Period. In the castle,
where characteristics of Turkish Islamic Art can be found, there is also
a mosque but it is not in use. |
TILMEN
TUMULUS
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Tilmen Tumulus, 10km east of Islahiye, is 24m. high and one of the biggest tumuli of the region. Excavations have established there was a big city there in the late 3000s BC. The city consisted of inner and outer castles, the walls of which were fortified with large, cut stones. |
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YESEMEK
OPEN AIR MUSEUM
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Yesemek is near Islahiye District, in the village known by the same name. It is the largest open air sculpture workshop in the Near East. It is a sculpturing school, reflecting all stages from the extraction of stones from the quarry to preliminary carving and to the final work. Investigations in the area reveal that the site was functional around 1375-1335 BC when the area was taken by the Hittites and the Hittite King Suppilulluma started to employ Hurs, the native people of the area in quarries. Excavations unearthed a rich collection consisting of sphinx and sculptures of lions, mountain gods and various architectural pieces. In the past, reliefs prepared here were sent to such centres as Islahiye, Zincirli and Sakcagozu for final works and completion. The Yesemek Tumulus is located 2 kilometers to the west of the village. It is believed that it was a settlement inhabited by masters working here during the late Bronze Age and the time of the Romans. |
DULUK
(DOLICHE)
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The
ancient city of Doliche, lies north of Gaziantep, between the
villages of Duluk and Karahoyuk. In ancient times it was known as
"Antiohya Ad Torum", and was an important religious
center during the Hittite and Roman Periods. Duluk was the site of the Baal Temple to Teshup, one of the major Hittite gods and, in the village and its surroundings one can find numerous rock and underground graves, grave memorials and various other rock remains. |
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Editor Tulay Cetin
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