Pictures of the Arabic astrological observation tower of the 8th century University of of Harran, south west Anatolia, Turkey.

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Pictures of the the ruins of the 8th century University 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. 47

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Size: 5320px × 3540px
Location: Harran, Turkey
Photo credit: © funkyfood London - Paul Williams / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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Keywords: anatolia, ancient, antiquity, arab, archaeological, ayyubid, biblical, buildings, carrhae, city, dwellings, harran, historic, history, islamic, roman, ruins, site, turkey, world