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PREFACE<br />
Sema MARANGOZ<br />
Project Manager<br />
Director, Gaziantep Metropolitan Municipality Department <strong>for</strong> Culture,<br />
Department <strong>for</strong> Foreign Affairs and Twin Cities.<br />
The Gaziantep - Aleppo Cultural<br />
and Touristic Richness Project”,<br />
a project of the Deparment of<br />
Culture and Social Affairs at Gaziantep<br />
Metropolitan Municipality<br />
is expected to promote and pass<br />
<strong>for</strong>ward the friendship and peace<br />
from these cities past into future<br />
generations.<br />
This project has many goals which<br />
can be listed as follows: To bring<br />
out the cultural and touristic values,<br />
to determine the similarities<br />
between the cities’ past and present,<br />
to determine the course of<br />
actions which can benefit the development<br />
of both cities, to increase<br />
the standards of the products<br />
and the customer services<br />
by creating a competitive market,<br />
to educate and in<strong>for</strong>m the public<br />
by organizing festivals, seminars,<br />
exhibitions, symposiums, and cultural<br />
activities, and by preparing<br />
brochures, booklets and tourist<br />
guides, and hence to attract tourists<br />
into our region, to put emphasis<br />
on the terms “ Cultural Tourism”<br />
and “Faith Tourism”, to<br />
educate the people in tourism business<br />
to bring quality to every aspect<br />
of it and to increase the market<br />
share of tourism.<br />
This project will increase in<strong>for</strong>mation<br />
traffic between the cities,<br />
many new experiences will be achieved.<br />
With the reflections of<br />
common culture and history, cul-<br />
tural and touristic wealth of these<br />
places will gain a great value.<br />
Summing up, Gaziantep Metropolitan<br />
Municipality is pursuing Gaziantep<br />
- Aleppo Cultural and<br />
Touristic Richness Project within<br />
Turkey - Syria Inter-regional Cooperation<br />
Program with the help<br />
of local groups and organizations.<br />
It is targeting to have a great impact<br />
in Gaziantep’s and Turkey’s<br />
economical growth and publicity<br />
by promoting several activities<br />
such as Health Tourism, Culture<br />
Tourism, Plateau Tourism, Education<br />
Tourism, Shopping Tourism,<br />
and Food Tourism.<br />
Some of concrete outcomes of this<br />
project are the tour guide, brochures,<br />
CD and web page. These<br />
sources were prepared carefully to<br />
provide the most help to both domestic<br />
and <strong>for</strong>eign tourists. The<br />
tourist guide is translated into several<br />
languages, which are Turkish,<br />
Arabic, and English. It contains<br />
in<strong>for</strong>mation such as the history,<br />
cultural wealth, handicrafts,<br />
food culture, and transportation<br />
within.<br />
We would like to thank Republic<br />
of Turkey State Planning Organization,<br />
The State Planning Commission<br />
of the Syrian Arab Republic,<br />
Republic of Turkey Aleppo<br />
Consulate, and everyone who has<br />
contributed in any way <strong>for</strong> their<br />
help and support in the completion<br />
of our project.<br />
CONTENTS<br />
BRIEFLY GAZIANTEP / 132-138<br />
Pearl of Southeast / Geographical Position of Gaziantep / The Origin of<br />
Gaziantep’s Name / History of Gaziantep / The Monument of Martyrs<br />
Fourteen Martyrs Monument<br />
HISTORICAL PLACES / 139-148<br />
The Gaziantep Castle / Hromgla / The Zeugma (Belkis) / The Ruins of<br />
Carchemish / The Ancient City of Doliche / The Tilbasar Castle / The Araban<br />
Castle and Tumulus / The Tilmen Tumulus / The Zincirli (Sam’al) Tumulus<br />
The Sakcagozu (Coba) Tumulus / Mausoleums<br />
FAITH TOURISM / 149-153<br />
Historical Mosques / The Saint and Their TombsHistorical Synagogues<br />
and Churches<br />
GAZIANTEP’S CIVIL ARCHITECTURE / 154-161<br />
Kastels / Fountains / Hamams (Public Baths) / Madrasahs / Bedestens<br />
(Grand Bazaars) / Gaziantep Houses / Historical Khan’s<br />
MUSEUMS / 162-168<br />
Gaziantep Museum / Zeugma Mosaic Museum / Hasan Suzer Etnography<br />
Museum / Yesemek Open Air Museum / The Gaziantep Mevlevi Lodge<br />
Foundation Museum / Bayazhan City Museum / Emine Gögüs Culinary<br />
Museum / A Panorama of Heroism / Archeological Museum of Glassware<br />
Gaziantep War Museum / Aviation Museum<br />
OUTDOOR TOURISM / 169-173<br />
Plateaus and Picnic Areas / The Zoo Park / The 100th Year Atatürk Culture<br />
Park / The Story Park / The Coffeehouse (K›r kahvesi) / The Tahmis<br />
Coffeehouse / The Tutun Khan / The Boutique Hotel / The Planetarium<br />
CULTURAL HERITAGE / 174-180<br />
Traditional Handicrafts / Weaving of Kilim / Kutnu Embroidery<br />
Aba Embroidery / Making of Zurna (Clarion) / Coppersmithing<br />
Art of Nacre Work / Silver Embroidery / Making of Yemeni (Shoes)<br />
Antep ‹fli Handicraft / Making of Jewelry / Making of Earthenware Jugs<br />
CULINARY CULTURE / 181-185<br />
Gaziantep Delicacy / Antep Pistachio (Green Diamond)<br />
GAZIANTEP / 186-194<br />
Education in Gaziantep / Health Services in Gaziantep / Gaziantep’s<br />
Economy / Shopping in Gaziantep / Gaziantep City Tours / Transportation<br />
IMPORTANT PHONE NUMBERS / 195-199<br />
Government Offices / Cultural Landmarks / Transportation / Consulates<br />
Civilian Organizations / Restaurants / Hospitals / Local Media Centers Local<br />
Newspapers / Places to Shop / Hotels / Travel Agencies
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