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As of 2023, there are 21 World Heritage Sites in Turkey, including nineteen cultural sites and two mixed sites. [ 2 ] The first three sites in Turkey, Great Mosque and Hospital of Divriği , Historic Areas of Istanbul and Göreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia , were inscribed on the list at the 9th Session of the World Heritage ...
Since 2021, Turkey is the fourth most visited country in the world. [2] Number of international tourist arrivals. At its height in 2019, Turkey attracted around 51 million foreign tourists, [3] [4] The total number fluctuated between around 41 million in 2015, and around 30 million in 2016.
Print/export Download as PDF; ... World Heritage Tentative List for Turkey (3 C, 97 P) A. Ani ... This page was last edited on 21 October 2023, ...
A view of Butterfly Valley from the cliffs. Due to its natural beauty, Butterfly Valley is an important ecotourism attraction place in Turkey. [7] It is accessible by shuttle boat service from Belceğiz Beach of Ölüdeniz in 5–7 km (3.1–4.3 mi) distance, [4] operating hourly at daytime.
Turkey, [a] officially the Republic of Türkiye, [b] is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a smaller part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe.It borders the Black Sea to the north; Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Iran to the east; Iraq, Syria, and the Mediterranean Sea to the south; and the Aegean Sea, Greece, and Bulgaria to the west.
Apart from the tell, there is an incised platform with two sockets that could have held pillars and a surrounding flat bench. This platform corresponds to the oldest parts of the tell. Continuing the naming pattern, it is called "complex E". Owing to its similarity to the cult-buildings at Nevalı Çori it has also been called "Temple of the Rock".
The Western Taurus Mountains form an arc around the Gulf of Antalya. It includes the Akdağlar, Bey Mountains, Katrancık Mountain, Kuyucak Mountains, and Geyik Mountains. The East Taşeli Plateau and Goksu River divide it from the Central Taurus Mountains. It has many peaks rising above 3,000–3,700 m (9,800–12,100 ft). Mt.
It used to have the highest minarets in Turkey, at 70.90 m (232.6 ft) before the completion of the Çamlıca Mosque in 2019 which features minarets standing at 107.1 m (351 ft) tall. Sinan himself believed the dome to be higher than that of Hagia Sophia , the former Byzantine Orthodox Cathedral in Istanbul , but modern measuring methods seem to ...