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Top 5 : 1 – Pamukkale, Turkey.
Pamukkale is a natural wonder which is also known as the “Cotton Castle”. This exotic site is located in the Denizli Province which is in the south western region of Turkey. This site is famous all around the world for its terraces of carbonate minerals which are formed due to the flowing water. At this […]
Alanya, Turkey.
Alanya , formerly Alaiye, is a beach resort city and a component district of Antalya Province in the Mediterranean Region of Turkey. On the southern coast of Turkey, the district (which includes the city and its built-up area) has an area of 1,598.51 km2 .Because of its natural strategic position on a small peninsula into the […]
Cappadocia, Turkey.
Cappadocia is a historical region in Central Anatolia, largely in Nevşehir Province, in Turkey.In the time of Herodotus, the Cappadocians were reported as occupying the whole region from Mount Taurus to the vicinity of the Euxine (Black Sea). Cappadocia, in this sense, was bounded in the south by the chain of the Taurus Mountains that […]
Istiklal Avenue, Istanbul, Turkey.
İstiklal Avenue is one of the most famous avenues in Istanbul, Turkey, visited by nearly 3 million people in a single day over the course of weekends. Located in the historic Beyoğlu district, it is an elegant pedestrian street, approximately three kilometers long, which houses exquisite boutiques, music stores, bookstores, art galleries, cinemas, theatres, libraries, […]
Ortaköy Mosque, Istanbul, Turkey.
Ortaköy Mosque , officially the Büyük Mecidiye Camii (Grand Imperial Mosque of Sultan Abdülmecid) in Beşiktaş, Istanbul, Turkey, is situated at the waterside of the Ortaköy pier square, one of the most popular locations on the Bosphorus.The original Ortaköy Mosque was built in the 18th century.The current mosque, which was erected in its place, was ordered […]
Aspendos, Turkey.
Aspendos was an ancient city in Pamphylia, Asia Minor, located about 40 km east of the modern city of Antalya, Turkey. It was situated on the Eurymedon River about 16 km inland from the Mediterranean Sea; it shared a border with, and was hostile to, Side.According to later tradition, the (originally non-Greek) city was founded […]
