The Cave of the Abraham is known by Muslims as the Sanctuary of Abraham. Situated beneath a large rectangular Herodian era structure, the series of subterranean chambers is located in the heart of Hebron(Al-Khalil)’s old city in the Hebron Hills. According to tradition that has been associated […]
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About 90 kilometers southwest of Kayseri are the unusual towns of Ürgüp, Göreme, Avcılar, Ortahisar, and Üç Hisar with their troglodyte dwellings. Remains of early churches can be seen, complicated rooms hollowed out of the cones of volcanic ash. Several hundred churches are in this area, some […]
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The Seven Churches of Revelation Ephesus: Revelation 1:11; 2:1-7; Acts 18:19-28; 19:1-41; Ephesians Smyrna : Revelation 2:8-11 Pergamon : Revelation 2:12-17 Thyatira: Revelation 2:18-29; Acts 16:14 Sardis : Revelation 3:1-6 Philadelphia: Revelation 3:7-13 Laodicea : Revelation 3:14-22; Colossians 2:1; 4:13-16 The Seven Churches mentioned in The Revelation […]
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The first location of Cnidus was half-way along the Datca peninsula. The residents moved it to its present site both on the Island of Tropium and on the mainland in about 365 B.C. The island is now connected to the mainland by a low, narrow isthmus which […]
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The first location of Cnidus was half-way along the Datca peninsula. The residents moved it to its present site both on the Island of Tropium and on the mainland in about 365 B.C. The island is now connected to the mainland by a low, narrow isthmus which […]
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Lystra is identified by some with the village of Gi-listra lying about 35 kilometers southwest of Konya and slightly north of Hatunsaray. Another possibility is the village of llistra just west of Karaman. It was in the southerly area of Roman Galatia called Lycaonia. Although Lystra had little […]
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Konya (Iconium) is a city in the Central Anatolia Region of Turkey. It is the seventh most populous city in Turkey. As of 2011 the Konya Metropolitan Municipality had a population close to 1.1 million, out of the 2.1 million in the province. Turkey’s equivalent of the […]
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The Cave Church of St. Peter (also the Grotto of St. Peter; Turkish Sen Piyer Kilisesi) is an ancient cave church with a stone facade, located just outside Antioch (modern Antakya), Turkey. History This cave is widely believed to have been dug by the Apostle Peter […]
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The hometown of the man who inspired the legend of Santa Claus is a long way from the snow and arctic lights of the North Pole. The land Saint Nicholas is originally from rarely sees snowflakes it is a village of palm trees and orange groves on […]
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The Bible does not say much about what happened to Paul and Barnabas in Iconium except that their work was effective enough that they antagonized the people there and had to flee. But In the apochryphal Acts of Paul and Thecla there is a legend which may […]
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The big tip is to try and go completely private. Many of the large tour companies offer private tour and they are going to charge a significant amount of money for the tour guide. However, many locations offer self-guided tours and therefore you have the ability to supply your own tour guide. Easily Book your guided private Ephesus tours, to see all the treasures of Ephesus Turkey. It's often said that Turkey has more ancient cities and classical ruins than does Greece. Well, it's true, and the Aegean coast holds a great number of sites, including Ephesus, the grandest and best-preserved of them all.
