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TRAVEL GAZIANTEP
The province of Gaziantep is one of the oldest culture centers
of Southeastern Anatolian Region. The history of the city
extends to 4000 B.C years and most of the civilizations were
founded on the surrounding lands. The city is located between
Mesopotamia and Mediterranean and is at the intersection point
of the roads connecting east to south and north to west and is
also located on the historic Silk Road. The province of
Gaziantep hosts findings, creations and structures of
Paleolithic, Neolithic and Calceolithic Ages, Bronze Age,
Hittite, Median, Asurian, Persian, Alexander the Great, Selevkos,
Roman, Byzantine, Abbasi and Seljuk civilizations periods.
Beside its cultural riches, Gaziantep is a tourism paradise with
its natural beauties, geography, rich variety of food and
shopping possibilities.
What to see: Belkis / Zeugma –Duluk – Ruins of Karkamis – Gaziantep castle
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Mosques – Inns –Traditional houses –
What to eat:
Icli kofte,
cig kofte, sour small meatballs, meatball with
mahluta(lentil), small meatball with yogurt, yuvarlama,
lahmacun (pancake with spicy meat), karýisik dolma (mixed
vegetable stuff), mash soup, yaprak sarmasi (leaf wrapping),
kaburga dolmasi (rib stuff),pistachio paste.
Hotels in
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