Date of Sanliurfa Province 6

Mosques and Churches

Faith is the important centers of tourism in Urfa Grand Mosque, Sultan Hasan Mosque, Halil-ur Rahman Mosque, Place of birth cave and Mevlid-i Halil Mosque of the Prophet Abraham, Prophet Eyüp Well Authority and mosques can be seen. Church of Jesus Christ, the Church of Jacob Der important churches in Urfa.

Ulu Mosque (Center): The most ancient of the mosques in the center of Urfa. Anno Domini was an old synagogue 435-436'da killed by the Bishop Rabula St. Stephon converted into a church. Red-colored pillars because it is too "red church" instead of the structure, also called, was built in 1170-1175 by Nurettin Zengi years.

Is a group of mosques in Anatolia, many-legged, three rows of piers parallel to the qibla wall covered with diagonal vaults, flat rectangular. Ranks and opening to a fourteen pointed arched courtyard is covered with diagonal vaults standing on the final assembly hall, Şanlıurfa Ulu Mosque was used for the first time in Anatolia. The octagonal bell tower of the building is used as a minaret nowadays.

Hz. Abraham's birth cave and Mevlid-i Halil Mosque (Center): Prophet. Abraham, was born in a cave located at the south courtyard of the new Muslim-i Halil Mosque. According to tradition, Nimrod the ruler of the era, has a dream. In the morning tells the dream to his astrologers. The astrologers, "a child born this year would end your reign" vote on the Nimrod, the people born that year, releasing orders to kill all the male children.

Lady of the palace secretly in this cave putçusu Azer'in Hz. Abraham brings to the world. Hz. Abraham lived in this cave until he was 7. Hz. The water found in the cave of Abraham, is believed to be curative, and a cure numerous diseases.