A lot of places were getting trashed in the 1200's B.C.E.; it was a time of real unrest and civilization collapses all over the Mediterranean. "A time of heroes!" (e.g. a time of lawlessness, mercenaries, armed thugs, etc., etc., etc.). One of the emerging civilizations from the general ruckus were the Assyrians, who were a really nasty bunch for quite awhile, according to The Cartoon History of the Universe, which actually draws (heh!) on a lot of really awesome, good sources. Uwk history buff
Yeah... My hubby thinks that when those responsible for the destruction of their own history look back on it when they're older, they'll regret it, but I have my doubts. I don't think it has anything to really do with their supposed excuses, I think it's just a matter of them liking to destroy things 'cause they think it's fun (one of the reasons the alignment Chaotic Evil was invented, imho). Uwk
welcome back big kitty friend :3 you got quite some catching up to do with all the double posts we are doing right now Italy and Turkey . Looks like somebody went on a vacation without us .
There's the kitty I was wondering why you weren't doing the roadtrip. I though maybe you just didn't like us anymore LOL. There are some beautiful pictures Schmet has been posting, and some have kitties in them.
and I do recommend watching the 80 minute Nova show about Petra , it's very informative and tells you about things you probably never knew about . The 35 minute video is not bad either , no talk only shows you all there is to see in that vast area that yused to be something like Las Vegas of the old times , I mean it's ingenious how they got the water into that place to have enough for 20.000 people to eat and drink . And if your enchanted with waterfalls like I am , you will like the 2 videos about this one cleft ( forgot name )
Mardin 3 : Tellallar Carsisi ( Revakli Cardi ) Shopping zone Sehidiye Medresesi Bab - I Sor Cesmesi - fountains Mardin Artuklu Municipality, where the Ministry of Internal Affairs assigned with a Decree Law, restored 6 fountains. Deputy Mayor of Mardin Artuklu District Governor Şakir Öner Öztürk said that as Artuklu Municipality, they are working to highlight the historical texture of the district. "Our Artuklu district strives to deliver the structures that it has managed to deliver hundreds or even thousands of years ago to the present day as a relentless torch. We restored our Meristan, Saray and İdadi Mektebi fountains in accordance with the texture. " Sahkulubey Konagi https://www.mardintravel.com/sahkulubey-residence-cerme-family-house/ this house was built as a families home , it was expanded as the family grew .
Sirnak https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%9E%C4%B1rnak https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_%C5%9E%C4%B1rnak Unfortunately in 1992 the town of Sirnak was attacked by the Turkish Military because of Kurdish separatists. A big part of the town was turned in to ruins . Manny civilians were killed or injured , because no car was taken to protect non combatants. The Kurdish fighters were just as much to blame , do to the fact that they chose to bring the battle to this town . there was ongoing distraction of history and Traditions going on till 2015 or 2016 after that ' where the Turkish government uprooted the Kurdish population and robed them and the whole world of irreplaceable ancient art effects of a land settled for over 4000 years A land seamed worthy to be called a world heritage site was purposefully destroyed to take away the Kurds identity . https://mesopotamia.coop/sur-the-turkish-states-systematic-destruction-and-commercialization-of-a-world-heritage-site/ And this is the side of the Turkish government that made me detest them . There are still some historic places left , but I am shocked to say the least . I will post some pictures of what is left after Turkeys ethnic cleansing . the way it used to be . Siirt Province : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siirt_Province Siirt https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siirt
Beytussebap : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beyt%C3%BC%C5%9F%C5%9Febap Hasankeyf : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hasankeyf Zeynel Bey Tuerbesi : https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeynel_Bey_T%C3%BCrbesi Mausoleum Hasankeyf Castle : View of the Tigris River in Hasankeyf, seen from the Citadel. Reed covered restaurants serve fresh river fish along other regional specialties Imam Abdullah Tuerbesi
Good Day ROAD TRIPPERS!!!! Today we are adventuring in and around Naples again. If there is time, I may throw in another Neopolitan Isle, we will see. You know the rules!!! I hope everybody ate a good hearty breakfast, is wearing comfortable clothing and good hiking boots, has drinks/water and snacks, a camera/phone fully charged, a flashlight, a hat/sunscreen, and your swimming/spa gear in your backpack. I am having the time of my life doing this trip just in Greece and Italy alone. Everybody I know has been asking what is wrong with me because I have been speaking Italian and I am Irish so I speak Italian with an Irish Brogue. I propose that for next Spring or Summer we pick like 5 countries from this ROAD TRIP, like Greece, Italy, Egypt, and a couple of others, maybe more, and focus solely on them, no others, and see things we missed on this trip!!! If, the deities forbid, for some reason, we cannot have the ROAD TRIP on these forums, I will set up a ROAD TRIP Discord, we just have to get Breanna and Uwkete and any others that like the ROAD TRIP on board with that, I wish Pijotre, Prox, and Pixi, would come back and that Ttobey had a bit more time, but I know he is having a blast as his watchers give me a daily report. You do not have to download Discord, there is a browser based version you can use. Any ideas, thoughts, suggestions, interjections??? One of these days, I will need to take the time to pass out all of the things I have been getting for all of you along the way, before you all need a front end loader to get them to your villas!!!! But today is not that day, so let us get a move on!!!! Our first stop of the day is the MUSA - Museo Universitario delle Scienze e delle Arti. This is a very large museum that seems more to me like a museum of medical and pharmacology. Here is a link to their website, they have some virtual tours on there: https://www.musa.unicampania.it/ Our next visit is to the Museo Nazionale Ferroviario di Pietrarsa. This is the top European Railway museum covering 36,000 square meters and is set alongside the first tracks built in the Peninsula that made a line between the two Sicilies. Here is a link to their website, they also have a virtual tour: http://www.fondazionefs.it/content/fondazionefs/it/esplora-il-museo/visita-pietrarsa.html Next we are booked for a private guided tour of the Museo del Tesoro di San Gennaro. This is magnificent!!! Here is a link to their website: https://museosangennaro.it/en/#discoverthemuseum Our next stop is the Ospedale delle Bambole. Bet nobody knows what this one is!!!! This is a Doll Hospital Museum. It kind of looks like an ancient Build-A-Bear!! Here is a link to their website: https://www.ospedaledellebambole.com/museo/ Next we are off to the Grotta di Seiano. We will walk through this tunnel to visit the villa of Publius Vedius Pollio, a friend of Emperor Augustus. Here is a link to a tourism website: https://www.napoliunplugged.com/grotta-di-seiano-e-pausilypon.html Our next adventure is the Miglio Sacro or The Sacred Mile. We are booked on a privated guided tour on this journey. Here is a link from the government website which is not really clear on the "itinerary" so I have clipped the itinerary from a tourist site and pasted it below: A journey along a mile that will bring to light the Neapolitan magnificences present above and below the ground through the prestigious heritage kept in the Health District where, even today, customs and customs are more alive than ever: starting from the Catacombs of San Gennaro to the Fontanelle Cemetery , from the Basilica of Santa Maria della Sanità to Palazzo Sanfelice and then conclude the wonderful exhibition with the artistic, historical and cultural masterpieces of Borgo delle Vergini and Porta San Gennaro . Basilica of the Crowned Mother of the Good Council Catacombs of San Gennaro Basilica of San Gennaro Extra Moenia Fontanelle Cemetery An exclusive visit to the Basilica of San Severo and the Veiled Son of Jago Basilica Santa Maria della Sanità Crypt of the Catacombs of San Gaudioso Palazzo Sanfelice Palazzo dello Spagnuolo Church of Santa Maria dei Vergini Porta San Gennaro https://www.comune.napoli.it/flex/cm/pages/ServeBLOB.php/L/IT/IDPagina/10789 Next we are going to the Orto Botanico di Napoli. This is the Botanical Garden of Naples, there are also the museums of Paleobotany and Ethnobotany here. Here is a link to their website: http://www.ortobotanico.unina.it/OBN4/7_mission/mission.htm Off we go to the Complesso Museale Santa Maria delle Anime del Purgatorio ad Arco. This is a Church/Museum/Cemetary underneath the main Church and is dedicated to the souls lost to purgatory and waiting for prayers so they may free themselves. We are booked here for a private guided tour. Here is a link to the website: https://www.purgatorioadarco.it/ Our final stop today will be the Museo delle Torture. This is a collection of tools and instruments used during the inquisition. This should be quite interesting, we have a private, guided tour booked. Here is a link to their website: http://www.museodelletorture.it/?lang=en Cocktail hour is 6 pm and dinner is 7 pm here in Naples at Steak House. This is a Neopolitan restaurant that serves Italian, Steakhouse, Mediterranean, Barbecue, Argentinean, Neapolitan, Campania, and Southern-Italian cuisines. They source their meat selections from Europe, Ireland, Scotland, America, Italy, and Brazil among other countries.
On our next visit we will stop by Batman ( no kidding ) I wonder if I can find the bat cave here ? Some more Hasankeyf https://offbeattravel.blog/hasankeyf-sad-story.html https://www.middleeasteye.net/fr/node/53407 Hasankeyf Museum : El - rizik Cami : Arif ARSLAN- Resat YİĞİZ / HASANKEYF (Batman), (DHA) - Batman's Hasankeyf district, located on the Tigris River, Turkey's first and only 'dual ladder' minaret with El Rizk Mosque of Süleyman Koç Mosque in the 32 meters in height The stones belonging to the minarets are removed one by one. It was stated that two minarets will be rebuilt near the Cultural Park with the stones protected by numbering in separate places. Ilisu Dam Among the works to be moved from the historic district of Hasankeyf will be flooded, 1407 and Ayyubid Sultan between 1409 Solomon built El Rizk Mosque, Turkey's first and the minaret with a single pair of ladder feature Suleyman Koc Mosque minaret It features. Within the scope of the transportation operations, 6 thousand 110 stones have been carefully numbered and minted and kept in separate places from the minarets, each of which is 32 meters high. It is stated that minarets, where stone dismantling continues, will be carried by the end of the year.Hasankeyf Mayor Abdulvahap Kusen stated that the stones in the Kufi writings, which are an ancient form of the letters in the Arabic alphabet, written in straight and angular lines, are carefully preserved. "Every stone of those minarets is a work of art. There was no destruction in Hamam and Ortakapı. With the reconstruction of the minarets, we will see the difference between the old and the new. "Stating that theminaret will be reconstructed in an area close to the Cultural Park, Mayor Kusen said:"Sultan Süleyman Eyyubi made a great contribution to the reconstruction of Hasankeyf after the Mongolian invasion. The works of Sultan Süleyman Eyyubi, who rebuilt Hasankeyf for 42 years, are also moving to the new settlement. The minaret has a system where the descending and descending people use the same path without touching each other. This minaret is unmatched. We want it to be built without mistakes in its new construction. https://ilkha.com/kultursanat/antik-hasankeyf-yeni-cehresiyle-de-cezbediyor-127800 https://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2019/10/hasankeyf-moving-an-ancient-town-to-higher-ground/599656/ the death of several ancient towns , we visited some of them , they will never be even close to having the character they once had. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hasankeyf the ancient city of Hasankey f now lies all under water City of Batman: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batman,_Turkey Batman's airport Batman Museum : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batman_Museum Arif ARSLAN- Resat YİĞİZ / HASANKEYF (Batman), (DHA) - Batman's Hasankeyf district, located on the Tigris River, Turkey's first and only 'dual ladder' minaret with El Rizk Mosque of Süleyman Koç Mosque in the 32 meters in height The stones belonging to the minarets are removed one by one. It was stated that two minarets will be rebuilt near the Cultural Park with the stones protected by numbering in separate places. Ilisu Dam Among the works to be moved from the historic district of Hasankeyf will be flooded, 1407 and Ayyubid Sultan between 1409 Solomon built El Rizk Mosque, Turkey's first and the minaret with a single pair of ladder feature Suleyman Koc Mosque minaret It features. Within the scope of the transportation operations, 6 thousand 110 stones have been carefully numbered and minted and kept in separate places from the minarets, each of which is 32 meters high. It is stated that minarets, where stone dismantling continues, will be carried by the end of the year.Hasankeyf Mayor Abdulvahap Kusen stated that the stones in the Kufi writings, which are an ancient form of the letters in the Arabic alphabet, written in straight and angular lines, are carefully preserved. "Every stone of those minarets is a work of art. There was no destruction in Hamam and Ortakapı. With the reconstruction of the minarets, we will see the difference between the old and the new. "Stating that theminaret will be reconstructed in an area close to the Cultural Park, Mayor Kusen said:"Sultan Süleyman Eyyubi made a great contribution to the reconstruction of Hasankeyf after the Mongolian invasion. The works of Sultan Süleyman Eyyubi, who rebuilt Hasankeyf for 42 years, are also moving to the new settlement. The minaret has a system where the descending and descending people use the same path without touching each other. This minaret is unmatched. We want it to be built without mistakes in its new construction. " https://offbeattravel.blog/hasankeyf-sad-story.html ancient game, board with game pieces
Eastern Anatolia : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_Anatolia_Region Hakkari : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hakk%C3%A2ri Mount Sumbul : Hakkari Meydan Medresi : https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=tr&u=https://www.kulturportali.gov.tr/turkiye/hakkari/gezilecekyer/meydan-medresesi&prev=search&pto=aue Zeynel Bey Medresesi This madrasah, which was built by Zeynel Bey between 1560-1578, is near the Gülereş Baba Tomb and is near the Katramas Stream Guemueshane : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G%C3%BCm%C3%BC%C5%9Fhane Kov Kalesi https://gumushane.life/culture/kov-castle/ Torul Glass Observation Terrace Gumushane Halget Selalesi : Ikizevler City Museum
I can't imagine the hours you guys have to put into this pulling pictures and links and what not. Thank you for all the time you're putting in it's pretty awesome. And I know Cy I think Pijotre and Pixi fell off the face of the earth, I hope they are ok. Everynow and then I see Prox pop in on Look and Feel put it's been a while.
Semdinli https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%9Eemdinli People in this town are mostly od Assyrian descend Christians Yueksekova : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Y%C3%BCksekova https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_of_the_East this area has also many members of the Church of the East Christians this some flat land goodness Cukurca : wild flowers
I been wondering where they are too I miss having 2 kitties but we got Whilhelmina now , she is fun And for me it's that the sites I pick up the information from are sometimes a little mixed up I have noticed that some places are posted in different locations was wondering why some churches in Malta looked the same inside . I found this awesome windy road supposedly in Turkey and find out it's in South America. And I am having fun watching videos and I got get myself into all sorts of studies Like with the Turks I want to hug them and at the same time I want to spank them like naughty children .
Van Province : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Van_Province city of Van : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Van,_Turkey inscription of Xerxes the Great on the cliff below Van castle Van castle old walled city of Van the Turkish army destroyed the town of Van and killed all inhabitance that still stayed there after the Russians went home, because of the October revolution 1917. Van in 1893 lake Van Aghtamar Island ,Church of the Holy Cross https://traveltoeat.com/cathedral-of-the-holy-cross-akdamar-aghtamar-eastern-turkey/ an Ottoman style house and here you go , have some breakfast , here is the famous Van breakfast table . I think I am stuffed just looking at all that . and a " Van Cat "
