Harran, Turkey

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Harran,_Turkey
GPTKB entity
Statements (34)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Town
gptkbp:archaeologicalSite Yes
gptkbp:areaCode 0414
gptkbp:climate hot semi-arid (BSh)
gptkbp:country gptkb:Turkey
gptkbp:distanceToŞanlıurfa 44 km southeast
gptkbp:historicalName gptkb:Carrhae
gptkbp:historicalSignificance ancient city of Upper Mesopotamia
site of the ancient city of Carrhae
important center in Assyrian, Hellenistic, Roman, and Islamic periods
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Harran, Turkey
gptkbp:knownFor ancient ruins
beehive houses
gptkbp:languageSpoken gptkb:Arabic
Turkish
gptkbp:latitude 36.8631
gptkbp:longitude 39.0278
gptkbp:mayor gptkb:Nationalist_Movement_Party_(MHP)
gptkb:Mahmut_Özyavuz
gptkbp:notableBuilding gptkb:city
gptkb:Grand_Mosque_of_Harran
gptkb:ruins_of_the_University_of_Harran
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Battle_of_Carrhae_(53_BC)
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Thabit_ibn_Qurra
gptkb:Al-Battani
gptkbp:population 8997
gptkbp:postalCode 63510
gptkbp:province gptkb:Şanlıurfa_Province
gptkbp:region gptkb:Southeastern_Anatolia_Region
gptkbp:religiousSignificance associated with Abrahamic traditions
gptkbp:timezone gptkb:TRT_(UTC+3)
gptkbp:UNESCO_tentative_list Yes
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Carrhae
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6