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Balıklıgöl

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Also known as Balıklıgöl and Hz. Ibrahim Maqam

thumb|Balıklıgöl in Turkey

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Instance of
türbe
Country
Turkey
Image
Balıklıgöl Urfa2.jpg
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Commons category
Balıklıgöl
located in/on physical feature
Southeastern Anatolia Region

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Encyclopedic overview

5 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Islamic mythology
  • Islamic references
  • The modern site
  • References

thumb|Balıklıgöl in Turkey

Balıklıgöl (or Pool of Abraham, Halil-Ür Rahman Lake), is a pool in the southwest of the city center of Şanlıurfa, Turkey known in Jewish and Islamic legends as the place where Nimrod threw Abraham into a fire. Balıklıgöl and neighbouring Aynzeliha pools are among the most visited places in Şanlıurfa.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Balıklıgöl” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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