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DAY 01CAPPADOCIA - MOUNT NEMRUT
Morning flight to Sanlıurfa. Upon arrival drive to Gobeklitepe , considered to be the world's oldest religious construction, this Neolithic (10,000 BCE) temple is 15 km (9 miles) northeast of Sanlıurfa . Then visit Sanlıurfa Castle and Balikligol; "the legendary Pool of Sacred Fish", Cave of Prophet Abraham where he was born. Dinner and overnight in Sanlıurfa. (D)
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DAY 02MOUNT NEMRUT - SANLIURFA
Proceed to visit Harran including spellbinding mud-brick beehive houses, the ruins of Islam's first university. Then drive to Mardin and visit Kirklar Church , Archeological Museum and Kasimiye Medreseh. Dinner and overnight in Mardin. (B,D)
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DAY 03SANLIURFA - CAPPADOCIA
After breakfast we will visit Deyrulzaferan Monastery famous Syriac Orthodox Monastic Complex where the priests still give service in the mother tongue of Jesus Christ (Aramaic) then proceed to one of the most interesting ancient cities of the world called Dara. There are houses carved into rocks and founded in caves. The church, palace, bazaar and storage yards, dungeon and the water dam are still visual among the ruins of the city. Afternoon drive back to Mardin airport to take a late flight back to Istanbul. (B,)
