Halfeti and Birecik: the banks of the Euphrates
A route along the Euphrates: a boat tour and stone houses in Halfeti, partly submerged by the waters of the Birecik Dam, then Birecik Castle, also called the 'White Castle', and the Birecik Ulu Mosque (Grand Mosque) dated 1365.
- Estimated duration
- ~3 h 45 min
- Straight-line distance (estimate)
- ~26 km
- Getting around
- Mixed
- Stops
- 3 stops
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Stops
- 1
- 2
~26 km from the previous stop (straight line)
Castle
Birecik Castle
Birecik, Şanlıurfa
~25.57 km from the previous stop as the crow flies
View place - 3
~380 m from the previous stop (straight line)
Mosque
Birecik Ulu Mosque (Grand Mosque)
Birecik, Şanlıurfa
~0.38 km from the previous stop as the crow flies
View place
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