Syria

[Heresson]

another mosque

[Heresson]

the grand mosque of Diyarbakir, one of the oldest in the region

[Spiffor]

Originally posted by Heresson
I posted little pics of people, so here You go - a Kurdish woman from Diyarbakir
Cockney, Spiffor - thanks

You're welcome

This thread is awesome. For me (and probably for amny other apolytoners), it is really a travel to a surprising and mysterious land. There's some magic that emanates from this thread.

Once it's closed, make sure to add the link to this thread in your sig, because it really really rocks

[Heresson]

a karavansaray

[Heresson]

each pillar has different decoration

[Heresson]

Originally posted by Spiffor

You're welcome

This thread is awesome. For me (and probably for amny other apolytoners), it is really a travel to a surprising and mysterious land. There's some magic that emanates from this thread.

Once it's closed, make sure to add the link to this thread in your sig, because it really really rocks

Thank You very much. I really appreciate it, because posting it all cost me much time and money
There is going to be Middle East Pictures 2 thread, because I still have a lot pics I haven't posted.

I could not photo the entire minaret, so You have its shadow instead - the important part is that it rests on 4 pillars, which is extraordinary

[Heresson]

here is one of the churches in Diyarbakir. As in the rest of the region, most of christians were either slaughtered or fled it, but some remain. The church is very old, some parts are pre-christian, the church backs to III century or so.

[Heresson]

a view of Mardin city

[Heresson]

still the monastery. A funny thing was that there's a big sign that the entrance is free, both in Turkish and Arabic - just next to the place You have to buy tickets in.

[Heresson]

Dayr az-Zafran, a monastery next to Mardin city. It used to be the sit of syrian-orthodox (jacobite) patriarch until he fled it. It is very old of course, there are remains of magnificent byzantine decoration. Unfortunatelly, it is impossible to photo the dome unless You climb some mountain around it.

[Heresson]

one of the mosques in Mardin

[Heresson]

the altar and throne of the patriarch inside the monastery

[Heresson]

Here is a mosque next to the cave where Abraham was borned, and the citadel in the background - Sanliurfa - Edessa

[Heresson]

just a courtyard of a mosque that I found nice

[Heresson]

according to tradition, when Abraham was ordered to be burned, the fire turned into a pool, the coal into fish, Abraham flew and landed on roses. Therefore, on this place, in a lovely park filled with roses there's a pool fool of fish