“With a Lentil” Population: around 300 Other names: Habsus, Habsnas) The pretty stone-built village of Mercimekli lies…
A fortified church From a distance the four circular towers of the Syrian Orthodox Church of Mor Hadbashabo at Gülgöze in the Tur Abdin…
Tur Abdin’s original bishopric Old name: Hah (Suryani) For visitors to the Tur Abdin near Midyat one of the best starting points for exploration has…
“Mountain of the Servants” Imagine a landscape of narrow country roads hemmed in by drystone walls. Imagine village after honey-coloured village, each…
The Syrian Orthodox Kelith (Killit) Population: negligible A wonderful seven-kilometre…
Other names: Bagnair, Bagnayr A turning on the right-hand side of the road from Kars to Ani leads eventually to the village of…
“Cutting Oil” Population: negligible Of all the forgotten Armenian churches scattered around the villages near Ani perhaps the most impressive is the…
Midway between Kars and Ani in remote northeastern Turkey lies the village of Subatan where a turn to the left leads eventually to…
“Floating Islands” For those disappointed to arrive in Bingöl and find the town of “1000 Lakes” without a single one to its name…
“Red Hill” …