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25 Çay Bahçesis
A6
26 Gümrük Hanı
C5
27 Şampiyon Vitamin
B6
GÖLBAŞI
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This picturesque area is a symbolic re-creation of the story of the great Islamic prophet
Abraham's (İbrahim) battle in old Urfa with Nimrod, the local Assyrian king. Two rectan-
gular pools of water ( Balıklı Göl and Ayn-i Zeliha ) are filled with supposedly sacred
carp, while west of the Hasan Padişah Camii Offline map Google map is a rose garden.
Rızvaniye Vakfı Camii & Medresesi Offline map Google map - the mosque and medrese
(seminary) with a much-photographed arcaded wall - overlooks Balıklı Göl.
| Historic Area
BAZAAR
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( Mon-Sat) Urfa's bazaar is a jumble of streets, some covered, some open, selling
everything from sheepskins and pigeons to jeans and handmade shoes. Women should be
on guard for lustful hands.
One of the most interesting areas is the bedesten Offline map Google map (covered market) ,
an ancient caravanserai where silk goods have long been sold. The courtyard of the neigh-
bouring restored caravanserai, Gümrük Hanı Offline map Google map (Customs Depot; Urfa
bazaar; cofee " 3) , is always full of tea- or coffee-swilling moustached gents playing back-
gammon. Ask for kahve mirra , the super-strong and bitter local style of Turkish coffee.
| Market
DERGAH
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Southeast of Gölbaşı is the Dergah complex of mosques and parks surrounding the colon-
naded courtyard of the Hazreti İbrahim Halilullah Offline map Google map (Prophet Abra-
ham's Birth Cave; admission " 1) , built and rebuilt over the centuries as a place of pilgrimage.
Its western side is marked by the Mevlid-i Halil Camii Offline map Google map , a large
Ottoman-style mosque. At its southern side is the entrance to the cave where Abraham
was reputedly born.
| Park
 
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