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Turkish mythology; It is a concept that covers all of the myths, legends and stories of the beliefs, cultures and history of the Turks. Turkish mythology is a reflection of the cultural values of the Turks that have existed since ancient times. It contains important information about the history, beliefs and cultures of the Turks. …
Uluru Rock, the symbol of Australia, is the country’s largest volcanic rock formation. Located in the Northern Territory of Australia, the rock is part of Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park. Uluru is also known to Aborigines as Ayers Rock. It reflects the history and beliefs of the Aborigines, the local people of the region. It is …
Located in Peru’s Nazca Desert, ancient geoglyphs known as the Nazca Lines were first discovered in the 1920s. These drawings are; It was made by societies living in the south of Peru, often in the form of simple lines, shapes and figures. Scientists from Yamagata University in Japan have discovered 168 new ancient drawings in …
The famous world map of Piri Reis, the Ottoman captain of the sea, is one of the oldest surviving maps showing the Americas. The map drawn by Piri Reis in 1513 shows the west coasts of Europe and Africa and the east coast of South America. Piri Reis, who spent 30 years on the open …
Vatnajökull Glacier is the largest glacier not only in Iceland but in all of Europe. This glacier is a glacial plain with an area of 8,100 square kilometers and a thickness of about 300 meters. It is located on the highest mountain in Iceland, Hvannadalshnjúkur. This glacier is thought to have formed about 2500 years …
The biggest volcanic disaster in history; It is a volcanic eruption that occurred in Indonesia in 1815. The event, which went down in history as the Tambora Volcano Disaster, had significant effects around the world. Tambora Volcano is part of the Sunda archipelago, a string of volcanic islands in the southern chain of the Indonesian …
Lycia or Lysia is an ancient region covering the Teke Peninsula of Anatolia. The Lycian Kingdom is a kingdom established in Southwest Anatolia in the 5th century BC. It was located in a part of today’s Muğla, Antalya, Denizli and Burdur provinces. This kingdom fell under the influence of the Persian Empire in the early …
Notre Dame Cathedral; It is a Roman Catholic church located in Paris, the capital of France. Built in the 12th century, this grand cathedral is one of France’s most important and well-known monuments. It bears the name of Maria, who is considered holy as the Daughter of God according to Christian beliefs. The cathedral is …
Karanlık çağ; Orta Çağ’da Avrupa’da bir dönemi ifade etmek için kullanılır. Bu dönem, MS 476’da Roma İmparatorluğu’nun çöküşüyle başladı ve MS 1453’e kadar devam etti. Karanlık Çağ’ın sonu, MS 1517’de Martin Luther’in Protestanlığı ilan etmesiyle başlayan Reformasyon dönemine denk geliyor. Bu dönemde çeşitli barbar göçebe grupların saldırıları sonucu Avrupa’daki şehirler yerle bir edildi ve yok …
Danube Shoes or Danube Shoes; It consists of 60 pairs of iron shoes stretched along the banks of the Danube in Budapest, Hungary. These shoes, located in front of the Budapest parliament building, It was built to commemorate the massacres of Jews in World War II. Designed by film director Can Togay, the shoes were …
smart linear city known as The Line; It is a mega city project under construction in Tabuk region of Saudi Arabia. The Line, part of the Neom project; It will consist of 170 km long mirrored skyscrapers lined up like a string. It is said that the linear city, which is an ambitious project, will …
Simurgh or Phoenix; The legendary symbol of goodness seen in Persian mythology and literature is a bird. Zümrüdüanka, which represents rebirth, emerged from Persian mythology and later took place in eastern mythology and many cultures. This symbolic bird, which is depicted in different ways in communities, has different meanings. Known as the Phoenix in Islamic …
Throughout history, the world has been the scene of various wars of human beings with each other and with their environment. One of the most interesting wars is the Great Emu War in Australia. This war, which took place in the Campion region of Australia in late 1932, was fought between humans and Emular. Emu …
Spil Dağı; Manisa il merkezine 24 kilometre uzaklıkta bulunan tarih, mitoloji ve bitki örtüsü açısından zengin bir dağdır. Antik Yunan ve Antik Roma dönemlerine ait efsanelere, mitolojik tanrı ve tanrıça hikayelerine ev sahipliği yapan bu dağ, her zaman gizemli bir yer olarak görülmüştür. Yerli ve yabancı pek çok araştırmacının ilgisini çeken dağ hakkında çeşitli belgeseller …
million stone; It is a monumental stone located at the entrance of the Basilica Cistern in Istanbul. This monument, which looks like an ordinary stone, has been considered as the center of the world in history. The stone is the starting point of all ancient Roman roads leading to the city of Constantinople in the …
ancient Egyptians; They gave great importance to animals and respected both domestic and wild animals. There are various symbols, statues and mummies that explain the importance of animals in Egyptian history. In Egypt, where the art of mummification was highly developed, not only humans but also animals were mummified. During the archaeological work carried out …
Ali and Nino statue; It is located on the seaside in Batumi, which is the main port of Georgia. These two statues, which are symbols of the city, were built in 2010 by Georgian sculptor Tamara Kvesitadze. While the male figure in the sculptures represents a Muslim person named Ali, the female figure represents a …
Şeb-i Arus, which means “Wedding Night” in Turkish, is the night Mevlana Celaleddin Rumi died in Mevlevi. Mevlana this night; He called it the wedding night because he thought it was the night of reunion with his Lord. The word “Arus” means “ascension” in Arabic. Therefore, it means the soul’s ascent to the sky after …
Ark of the Covenant; It is a gold-plated wooden chest containing the original stone tablets inscribed with the Ten Commandments mentioned in the Exodus book of the Torah. Mentioned in the Torah, the Bible and the Qur’an, this holy chest is considered one of the greatest mysteries of all time. The location of the Ark …
In the Tarsus district of Mersin; In 2016, a mysterious excavation lasting 1 year was carried out under the supervision of the security forces. Official sources declared that no immovable cultural property was found during the excavation. The excavation, which was carried out on an area of approximately 150 square meters in the courtyard of …