Harran
Ancient siteHarran, Şanlıurfa
36.8629°N · 39.0299°E
- Area
- 1.054 km²
Harran is a ancient site in Harran, Şanlıurfa; Continuously inhabited since 2000 BC — the conical mudbrick beehive houses are the only ones in Anatolia.
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- Location
- 36.8629°N · 39.0299°E
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Continuously inhabited since 2000 BC — the conical mudbrick beehive houses are the only ones in Anatolia.
Editor's Note
Harran is a district of Şanlıurfa Province, Turkey, lying near the Syrian border about 40 km southeast of Urfa and some 20 km from the border crossing at Akçakale.
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3 dated records from 1911 to 13 May 2022, each with its source.
Citadel - general view of exterior. Beehive village in background.
Photo: Gertrude Bell · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Gertrude Bell Archive, Newcastle University 40 more photographs from this period
Photo: Gertrude Bell · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Gertrude Bell Archive, Newcastle University
Photo: Theugursevinc · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Syildirimer · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
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