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Harran is located in the Southeastern Anatolia Region of Turkey, approximately 40 kilometres (25 miles) southeast of Urfa. Harran is situated 360 metres (1,180 feet) above sea level, which is the lowest point in the surrounding lowland region.
Harran. Type: Town with 83,100 residents. Description: district and town in Şanlıurfa, Turkey and ancient city in Upper Mesopotamia. Categories: district of Turkey and locality. Location: Şanlıurfa Province, Turkey, Middle East, Asia. View on OpenStreetMap. Latitude. 36.871° or 36° 52' 16" north. Longitude. 39.0251° or 39° 1' 31" east. Population
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Feb 19, 2021 · Getting to Harran is from Urfa is pretty straightforward. You can find a dolmuş (minibus) either at the main otogar (bus terminal) or along the highway near the bus stop for Göbekli Tepe (see map above). As my hotel was within walking distance, I chose the latter option.
Harran. Town. Photo: Zhengan, CC BY-SA 4.0. Harran is a municipality and district of Şanlıurfa Province, Turkey. Type: Archaeological site. Categories: historic site, tourist attraction and tourism. Location: Şanlıurfa Province, Turkey, Middle East, Asia. View on OpenStreetMap. Latitude. 36.86293° or 36° 51' 47" north. Longitude.
Today it's located near the modern village of Altinbasak, about 45 kilometers (28 miles) south of Sanliurfa city in the Southeastern Anatolia, in Turkey. In Harran the landscape flattens into the Mesopotamian plain, broken only by the ancient mounds and obscure, mud brick villages.
Harran is a municipality and district of Şanlıurfa Province, Turkey. Its area is 904 km2, and its population is 96,072 . It is approximately 40 kilometres southeast of Urfa and 20 kilometres from the Syrian border crossing at Akçakale.
Harran, a major ancient city in Upper Mesopotamia historically known as Carrhae, is a rural town and district of the Şanlıurfa Province in southeastern Turkey, approximately 40 kilometres (25 miles) southeast of Urfa and 20 kilometers from the border crossing with Syria at Akçakale.
