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Gaziantep
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Overview
There's one Turkish word you should learn before visiting Gaziantep: f谋st谋k (pistachio). This fast-paced and epicurean city has around 180 pastry shops producing the world's best pistachio baklava. Other culinary treats are also on offer for adventurous foodie travellers.
Attractions
Must-see attractions
Gaziantep Zeugma Mosaic Museum
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This museum does a stellar job of displaying one of the world's most important mosaic collections, most of which was unearthed at the Roman site of Belk谋s鈥
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Gaziantep's labyrinthine bazaar stretches between Hamdi Kutler Caddesi and Kundarac谋lar 脟ar艧谋s谋 Sokak. There are a couple of entrances so just dive in and鈥
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叠别濒办谋蝉-窜别耻驳尘补 was founded by one of Alexander the Great's generals around 300 BC. It had its golden age with the Romans, and later became a major trading鈥
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Thought to have been constructed by the Romans, the citadel was restored by Emperor Justinian in the 6th century and rebuilt extensively by the Seljuks in鈥
Gaziantep Archaeological Museum
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Gaziantep's archaeological museum houses a solid collection that sweeps from prehistoric fossils right up to the Byzantine era, but really comes alive in鈥
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Initially constructed as an Armenian cathedral in 1892, this impressive building features alternating black-and-white stone banding both on the facade and鈥
Hasan S眉zer Ethnography Museum
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This 200-year-old stone house features a central hayat (courtyard) patterned with light and dark stones. Rooms on the ground floor were for service; those鈥
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This small museum is tucked within the courtyard of the Tekke Cami and once functioned as the mosque's dervish lodge. Its exhibits focus on the history of鈥
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