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( 0542 761 3065, 215 1575; www.aslankonukevi.com ; Demokrasi Caddesi 12; r " 90-120; )

Simple but spacious high-ceilinged rooms are arranged around a shared courtyard in a
heritage Urfa building. Run by English teacher Özcan Aslan, with good food and cold
beer in the rooftop restaurant.

HOTEL UĞUR €
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( 0532 685 2942, 313 1340; [e-mail]; Köprübaşı Caddesi 3; per person with shared bath-
room " 20; ) Rooms are sparsely decorated and relatively compact, but clean and spot-
less. There's a great travellers' vibe, enhanced by a few cold beers on the terrace. Rates
exclude breakfast, but there's a good kahvaltı salonu (breakfast restaurant) downstairs.

Eating

Local specialities include the Urfa kebap (skewered chunks of lamb served with tomatoes,
sliced onions and hot peppers), çiğ köfte (minced uncooked mutton), şıllık (crepes filled
with walnuts and syrup) and pomegranate dressing.

MANICI HOTEL €€
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( 215 9911; Balıklı Göl Mevkii; mezes " 6-8, mains " 15-20) With excellent mezes and traditional
Turkish mains, this fully licensed restaurant is an elegant affair framed by paintings of Ot-
toman sultans.

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