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25
Çay Bahçesis
A6
26
Gümrük Hanı
C5
B6
GÖLBAŞI
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
(seminary) with a much-photographed arcaded wall - overlooks Balıklı Göl.
| Historic Area
BAZAAR
( 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.
an ancient caravanserai where silk goods have long been sold. The courtyard of the neigh-
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
Southeast of Gölbaşı is the Dergah complex of mosques and parks surrounding the colon-
ham's Birth Cave; admission
"
1)
, built and rebuilt over the centuries as a place of pilgrimage.
Ottoman-style mosque. At its southern side is the entrance to the cave where Abraham
was reputedly born.
| Park
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