Şanlıurfa and the Pool of Sacred Fish
About 180 kilometres (110 miles) west of Kızıltepe, in South Eastern Anatolia, lies the venerable old town of Şanlıurfa The southeastern province was once one of the oldest settlements in Mesopotamia. Formerly known as “Urfa,” the city took the title “Şanlı” – meaning glorious, dignified – in 1984 in memory of the achievement of its people in […]