Şanlıurfa
The Halil-ür Rahman Mosque across Balıklıgöl, Şanlıurfa. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.
Şanlıurfa, the City of Prophets, centres on Balıklıgöl: the holy pools where legend says Abraham was saved from the fire, full of sacred carp. Göbekli Tepe, the 12,000-year-old temple complex, lies 15 km northeast and rewrote the history of civilization.