Family in front of the beehive adobe houses of Harran, south west Anatolia, Turkey.

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Pictures of the beehive adobe buildings of Harran, south west Anatolia, Turkey. Harran was a major ancient city in Upper Mesopotamia whose site is near the modern village of Altınbaşak, Turkey, 24 miles (44 kilometers) southeast of Şanlıurfa. The location is in a district of Şanlıurfa Province that is also named "Harran". Harran is famous for its traditional 'beehive' adobe houses, constructed entirely without wood. The design of these makes them cool inside. 28

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Keywords: adobe, anatolia, ancient, arab, beehive, biblical, buildings, carrhae, city, dwellings, harran, historic, houses