Şanlıurfa, Turkey
Şanlıurfa is a regional capital of 449,549 people in Şanlıurfa, Turkey.
Why visit Şanlıurfa
Townapedia lists 31 museums and landmarks, 19 parks and trails, 70 places to eat, 18 places to stay and 1 attraction in and around town.
Highlights include Balıklıgöl, Şanlıurfa Castle and Şanlıurfa 11 Nisan Stadyumu.
Weather in Şanlıurfa
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About Şanlıurfa
Urfa, officially called Şanlıurfa (Turkish pronunciation: [ʃanˈɫɯuɾfa] lit. 'Urfa the Glorious'), is a city in southeastern Turkey and the capital of Şanlıurfa Province. Urfa is situated on a plain about 80 km (50 mi) east of the Euphrates. Its climate features extremely hot, dry summers and cool, moist winters.
From the Wikipedia article Urfa (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Travel tips from other travellers: Şanlıurfa on Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Things to do1
Museums and landmarks31
Şanlıurfa Castle
Monument and historic site · 2.6 km
Castle in Şanlıurfa, Turkey
Edessa
Monument and historic site · 2.2 km
Ancient city in upper Mesopotamia, modern day Urfa, Southeast Turkey
Göbekli Tepe
Monument and historic site · 13.0 km
Neolithic archaeological site in Turkey
Gürcütepe
Monument and historic site · 7.0 km
Archeological site in Turkey
Kazane Höyük
Monument and historic site · 7.1 km
Settlement in Turkey
Şanlıurfa Archaeological Museum
Museum · 0.9 km
Museum in Haliliye District
Şanlıurfa Archaeology and Mosaic Museum
Museum · 1.8 km
Museum in Şanlıurfa, Turkey
Sayburç site
Monument and historic site · 16.6 km
Archaeological site in Karaköprü, Şanlıurfa, Turkey
Sultantepe
Monument and historic site · 16.4 km
Assyrian archaeological site in Turkey
19 more on the map.
Parks, trails and playgrounds19
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7 more on the map.
Restaurants and cafes70
Gülhan Restaurant
Restaurant · 0.9 km
32 Atatürk Bulvarı
Mo-Su 08:30-22:30
Melevan - Hatay Doner with Special Sauce
Restaurant · Kebab · 1.4 km
66 Emniyet Caddesi, Şanlıurfa
Mo-Su 09:00-21:00
İnci Pastanesi
Bakery · 3.4 km
no:45 546.sokak
Mo-Th 07:00-23:45; Fr-Sa 07:00-00:00; Su 07:30-00:00
Hacıbaba Ocakbaşı
Restaurant · 1.4 km
41 Emniyet Caddesi, Şanlıurfa
58 more on the map.
Where to stay18
Hilton Garden Inn Sanliurfa
Motel and hotel · 1.9 km
54 Karakoyunlu Mah., 11 Nisan Fuar Cad., Şanlıurfa
Churches and places of worship71
Shopping30
Gas and EV charging16
Schools, colleges and libraries73
Healthcare255
Mehmet Akif İnan Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi Haliliye Ek Bina (OSM HASTANESİ)
Hospital · 2.1 km
no:132 Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Bulvarı, Şanlıurfa
Map of Şanlıurfa
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Getting there and nearby towns
Şanlıurfa Airport (GNY) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 33 km away.
- Konuklu 7 km southeast, about 7 min by car
- Boydere 10 km southeast, about 10 min by car
- Yeniköy 10 km southeast, about 10 min by car
- Örencik 11 km northeast, about 11 min by car
- Kısas 14 km southeast, about 14 min by car
- Yukarı Çaykuyu 20 km south, about 20 min by car
- Turluk 22 km southeast, about 22 min by car
- Yediyol 23 km southeast, about 23 min by car
- Bozova 32 km northwest, about 32 min by car
- Adıyaman 81 km northwest, about 1 h 15 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- Mapillary (see each image): photos
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Şanlıurfa skyline, Damien Halleux Radermecker, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Şanlıurfa, Şanlıurfa Merkez-Şanlıurfa Province, Turkey - panoramio (24), hakan kozan, CC BY 3.0
- Şanlıurfa, Şanlıurfa Merkez-Şanlıurfa Province, Turkey - panoramio (23), hakan kozan, CC BY 3.0
- Street food vendors, Şanlıurfa (1), Radosław Botev, CC BY 3.0 pl
- 2023 Adıyaman-Şanlıurfa flood disaster (Şanlıurfa 2), Orhan Erkılıç and Mahmut Bozarslan, Public domain
- 11 Nisan Kurtuluş Camii, Şanlıurfa, Radosław Botev, CC BY 3.0 pl
- Şanlıurfa recycling 3424, Dosseman, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Şanlıurfa recycling 3423, Dosseman, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Şanlıurfa recycling 3422, Dosseman, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Şanlıurfa Provincial Directorate of Culture and Tourism museum item replica God Sin and human stele Neo-Hittite 3402, Dosseman, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Şanlıurfa Provincial Directorate of Culture and Tourism museum item replica Assyrian King Late Hittite 3401, Dosseman, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Şanlıurfa Provincial Directorate of Culture and Tourism museum item replica Assyrian Archer from Harran Late Hittite 3396, Dosseman, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Şanlıurfa Provincial Directorate of Culture and Tourism museum item replica Hunter gatherer life impression 3395, Dosseman, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Şanlıurfa Provincial Directorate of Culture and Tourism museum item replica Alligör stele Late Hittite 3399, Dosseman, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Şanlıurfa Provincial Directorate of Culture and Tourism museum item replica Assyrian King Late Hittite 3400, Dosseman, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Şanlıurfa Provincial Directorate of Culture and Tourism museum item replica God of Moors Neo-Hittite 3404, Dosseman, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Şanlıurfa Provincial Directorate of Culture and Tourism Göbekli Tepe replica 9137, Dosseman, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Şanlıurfa Provincial Directorate of Culture and Tourism museum item replica God Sin and human stele Neo-Hittite 3403, Dosseman, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Şanlıurfa Provincial Directorate of Culture and Tourism museum item replica God of Moors Neo-Hittite 3405, Dosseman, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Şanlıurfa Provincial Directorate of Culture and Tourism museum items as a series 9144, Dosseman, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Şanlıurfa Provincial Directorate of Culture and Tourism museum item replica Alligör stele Late Hittite 3398, Dosseman, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Şanlıurfa Provincial Directorate of Culture and Tourism Göbekli Tepe replica 9136, Dosseman, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Şanlıurfa Provincial Directorate of Culture and Tourism museum item replica Hızmalı Bridge Rock tomb Byzantine 3413, Dosseman, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Şanlıurfa Provincial Directorate of Culture and Tourism museum item replica Assyrian Archer from Harran Late Hittite 3397, Dosseman, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Şanlıurfa Provincial Directorate of Culture and Tourism museum item replica Lion Tamer Ayyubid 3415, Dosseman, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Şanlıurfa Provincial Directorate of Culture and Tourism museum item replica Lion Tamer Ayyubid 9147, Dosseman, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Şanlıurfa Provincial Directorate of Culture and Tourism museum item replica Hızmalı Bridge Rock tomb Byzantine 3412, Dosseman, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Şanlıurfa Provincial Directorate of Culture and Tourism museum item replica Lion Tamer Ayyubid 3414, Dosseman, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Şanlıurfa Provincial Directorate of Culture and Tourism museum item replica Nabonid stele New Babylon 3406, Dosseman, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Şanlıurfa Provincial Directorate of Culture and Tourism museum item replica Nike Roman period 3410, Dosseman, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Şanlıurfa Provincial Directorate of Culture and Tourism museum items as a series 9145, Dosseman, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Şanlıurfa Provincial Directorate of Culture and Tourism museum mosaic items as a series 9148, Dosseman, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Şanlıurfa Provincial Directorate of Culture and Tourism museum item replica Hızmalı Bridge Rock tomb Byzantine 9146, Dosseman, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Şanlıurfa Provincial Directorate of Culture and Tourism museum mosaic items as a series 9149, Dosseman, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Şanlıurfa Provincial Directorate of Culture and Tourism museum item replica Nabonid stele New Babylon 3407, Dosseman, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Şanlıurfa Provincial Directorate of Culture and Tourism museum item replica Saint relief Late period 3408, Dosseman, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Şanlıurfa Provincial Directorate of Culture and Tourism museum item replica Saint relief Late period 3409, Dosseman, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Balıklıgöl Urfa2, Anadolu, CC BY-SA 3.0
- UrfaKale, Klaus-Peter Simon, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Urfa Castle 01, Bernard Gagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Göbekli Tepe, Urfa, Teomancimit, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Şanlıurfa Müzesi, Cobija, CC BY-SA 4.0
- UrfaMuseumGöbekli, Klaus-Peter Simon, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Urn cambridge.org id binary 20221201181421541-0856 S0003598X22001259 S0003598X22001259 fig6, K. Akdemir, CC BY 4.0
- Sultantepe1, Klaus-Peter Simon, CC BY 3.0
- Şanlıurfa GAP Arena, Murat, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Urfa Dabakhane Camii 5553, Dosseman, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Urfa Hacı Lütfullah Mosque 3556, Dosseman, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Halilnur rahman cami, Ibosimsek02, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Urfa Hekim Dede Camii 3103, Dosseman, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Şanlıurfa Eski Ömeriye Camii Exterior 2024 7286, Dosseman, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, janvanbekkum, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, janvanbekkum, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, nesim, CC BY-SA 4.0
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