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This category includes 2,055 published Historical Sites places with location, transport and practical visit details.

Elazığ Old Government Mansion
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Elazığ Old Government Mansion

Historical Sites Elazig, Turkey

Built in 1896 by Governor Enis Pasha, this three-story mansion is one of the earliest exampl…

Demirkapı Han
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Demirkapı Han

Historical Sites Elazig, Turkey

A stone caravanserai built by Ottoman Sultan Murad IV during his Baghdad Campaign in 1638, l…

Alacalı Mosque
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Alacalı Mosque

Historical Sites Elazig, Turkey

A small mosque built in 1203-1204 during the Artuqid period, located at the entrance of Kita…

Kurşunlu Mosque
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Kurşunlu Mosque

Historical Sites Elazig, Turkey

Kurşunlu Mosque, one of Harput's Ottoman-era mosques, was built in 1738-1739 and takes its n…

Three-Spouted Fountain
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Three-Spouted Fountain

Historical Sites Elazig, Turkey

A vaulted Ottoman fountain dating to 1906, located at the entrance to Harput near the Ağa Mo…

Belek Gazi Monument
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Belek Gazi Monument

Historical Sites Elazig, Turkey

A 1964 monument depicting Seljuk commander Belek Gazi on horseback, located at the entrance …

Imam Efendi Tomb
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Imam Efendi Tomb

Historical Sites Elazig, Turkey

Located in the upper section of Meteris Cemetery in Harput, this single-room tomb belongs to…

Sara Hatun Mosque
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Sara Hatun Mosque

Historical Sites Elazig, Turkey

A historic mosque built in Harput in 1465 by Sara Hatun, mother of Uzun Hasan. This square-p…

Church of the Virgin Mary
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Church of the Virgin Mary

Historical Sites Elazig, Turkey

A Syriac church built in 179 AD, seemingly embedded into a rocky slope east of Harput Castle…

Mansur Baba Tomb
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Mansur Baba Tomb

Historical Sites Elazig, Turkey

An octagonal tomb located behind the Grand Mosque in Harput. Built after a sarcophagus was u…

Cimşit Bey Hamam
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Cimşit Bey Hamam

Historical Sites Elazig, Turkey

A 16th-century Ottoman bathhouse adjacent to Sarahatun Mosque in Harput. Part of Harput's hi…

Arap Baba Mosque and Tomb
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Arap Baba Mosque and Tomb

Historical Sites Elazig, Turkey

A 13th-century Seljuk structure built on the rocks of Harput. Featuring a small mosque on th…

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