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September 26, 2011 0

The Kurds

By in Important Places to Visit, Main Page, Mardin Travel Guide, Mesopotamia, Mesopotamia Photos, Mesopotamian Culture

The 25 million Kurds are the largest ethnic group in the world without a clean state. Promised – but never granted-their own country after the First World War, the Kurds now live in parts of Turkey, Syria, Iraq, Iran, Armenia and Azerbaijan. They are almost universally despised in order to affirm their identity. The Turkish [...]

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August 28, 2011 0

Mesopotamia Map

By in Important Places to Visit, Main Page, Mardin Travel Guide, Mesopotamia

The two lands were dominated by at least one major river. Canaan depended largely on the Jordan River. The map shows how the Mesopotamian civilization emerged along the banks of the Tigris and Euphrates. Map of Mesopotamia, describes why the earth has been given the nickname, Land of the Two Rivers. The patriarch Abraham was [...]

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July 5, 2011 0

Mardin Travel Information and Travel Guide

By in About Anatolia, Important Places to Visit, Main Page, Mardin, Mardin Travel Guide, Mesopotamia

Mardin is a historic city in south-east Anatolia, Turkey. A city on a hill, it is known for its fascinating architecture, composed of highly decorated stones cascade of the hill and sometimes pierced by new ugly buildings. Mardin is the heart of the Assyrian homeland (Süryaniler), the elderly, who have traced the origin Akkadian Empire [...]

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May 11, 2011 0

Van, Turkey

By in About Anatolia, Important Places to Visit, Mesopotamia

The location of Van with a population of approximately 400,00 is found 4 km from the southeast border of the mysterious Lake Van or Van Gölü at an altitude of 1,727m. Its predecessor, the old city of Van, Eski Van, was devastated during World War I and the few remains were destroyed by an earthquake [...]

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