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Balıklıgöl

Eyyübiye, 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.

Monument data from Wikidata (CC0). Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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