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Southeastern Anatolia

An ancient cradle of civilization with the world's oldest temple, honey-stone architecture, and legendary kebabs.

Quick Stats

Total Bounties
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Cities
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XP Potential
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location_city Cities in this Region

Sanliurfa

The city of prophets near the world's oldest temple

Gaziantep

Turkey's undisputed capital of food and baklava

Mardin

A honey-colored hilltop city overlooking the Mesopotamian plains

emoji_events Bounties in Southeastern Anatolia

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Stand at Gobeklitepe, the World's Oldest Temple

Visit the 12,000-year-old site that rewrote the history of human civilization.

Landmark
$Moderate
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Devour the World's Best Baklava

Taste the definitive version of this iconic dessert in the city that perfected it.

Food
$Easy
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Explore Gaziantep's Mosaic Museum

Walk through the world's largest mosaic museum, filled with masterpieces from ancient Zeugma.

Culture
$Easy
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Feast on Lahmacun and Kebab in the Old Town

Eat hand-stretched lahmacun and Antep kebabs at legendary neighborhood grills.

Food
$Easy
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Watch Sunset Over Mesopotamia from the Old City

Gaze across the vast Mesopotamian plains from Mardin's ancient stone terraces.

Experience
FreeEasy
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Feed the Sacred Fish at Balikligol

Visit the sacred pool where legend says Abraham was thrown into fire by Nimrod.

Culture
FreeEasy
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Visit the Mor Gabriel Monastery

Enter one of the oldest surviving Christian monasteries, still active after 1,600 years.

Culture
$Moderate