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Doliche, an ancient city at the crossroads of civilizations.
Hello, I am Mehmet Sait Korhan your Professional Licensed Tour Guide and Guru in English and Arabic languages. I have expertise about religions and religious history of world. I study master's degree of History of Religion Main Science Branch. At the same time I work as a tourist guide in the Southeastern Anatolia Area which includes Mardine, Diyarbakir, Sanliurfa, Batmane, Adiyaman, Kilis cities.
Tour description
Doliche, an ancient city at the crossroads of civilizations.
The most mysterious city in the world Doliche, has a history dating back to 6000 BC We can discover remains of civilizations such as Hittite, Hurry, Med, Assyria, Persia and many others in this ancient metropolis. The remains of Emperor Alexander the Great can also be seen. It was the religious center of three archaic beliefs;
1-Doliche (period of the Hittite empire)
2-Teshup (Hellenistic period)
3-Jupiter Dolicheanus (Roman period)
Doliche is the remains of an ancient Roman city which was dedicated to Jupiter Dolicheanus as a sacred place.
Destinations visited;
1-Keber Hill (Sacred Hill for Mythraism Religion).
2-Temple of Mithraism.
3-Doliche Necropolis.
4-Seventh Imam of the tomb of Shia Musa Kazim.
5-The Doliche Caves where the flint tools of the lower Paleolithic were found.
Let's discover together this intriguing and mysterious religious area sacred to all Mesopotamian civilizations with a guide specialized in the History of Religions.
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Meeting point:5937+WJ Şehitkamil/Gaziantep, Turkey5937+WJ Şehitkamil/Gaziantep, Turkey
I will be in front of the Mythra Temple
How much does this tour cost?
Free tours do not have a set price, instead, each person gives the guru at the end of the tour the amount that he or she considers appropriate (these usually range from €10 to $50 depending on satisfaction with the tour).