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A day in Şanlıurfa: Balıklıgöl and the bazaar

A walk from the museums to the bazaar: the Archaeology and Mosaic Museum with its Göbeklitepe finds, Haleplibahçe with its 'Amazons Hunting' mosaic, Balıklıgöl with its sacred carp, the Halil-ür Rahman Mosque, the cave where the Prophet Abraham (Hz. İbrahim) is believed to have been born, and the 16th-century Gümrük Han with the covered bazaar.

Estimated duration
~6 h
Straight-line distance (estimate)
~1.4 km
Getting around
Walking
Stops
6 stops

Duration and distance are estimates. Distance is the straight-line sum between stops; the actual road is longer. Check with a maps app before you set off.

Safety and caution

Catching fish and entering the water at Balıklıgöl are prohibited. It gets very crowded on religious holidays and weekends; observe prayer times at the mosques. Şanlıurfa Castle was not included in the route because it is currently closed to visitors.

Route map

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Numbers show the order of stops; the dashed line is a straight-line link between stops, not the actual road.

Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).

Stops

  1. 1

    Start

    Museum

    Şanlıurfa Archaeology and Mosaic Museum

    Eyyübiye, Şanlıurfa

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  2. 2

    ~310 m from the previous stop (straight line)

    Museum

    Haleplibahçe Mosaic Museum

    Eyyübiye, Şanlıurfa

    ~0.31 km from the previous stop as the crow flies

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  3. 3

    ~400 m from the previous stop (straight line)

    Lake

    Balıklıgöl (Halil-ür Rahman and Ayn-ı Zeliha Lakes)

    Eyyübiye, Şanlıurfa

    ~0.4 km from the previous stop as the crow flies

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  4. 4

    ~60 m from the previous stop (straight line)

    Mosque

    Halil-ür Rahman Mosque and Madrasa

    Eyyübiye, Şanlıurfa

    ~0.06 km from the previous stop as the crow flies

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  5. 5

    ~240 m from the previous stop (straight line)

    Faith

    Mevlid-i Halil Mosque and the Cave Where Abraham Was Born

    Eyyübiye, Şanlıurfa

    ~0.24 km from the previous stop as the crow flies

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  6. 6

    ~370 m from the previous stop (straight line)

    Han and caravanserai

    Gümrük Hanı and the Historic Covered Bazaar

    Eyyübiye, Şanlıurfa

    ~0.37 km from the previous stop as the crow flies

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