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On this page you will find direct links to digitalized travel books for the listed places, categorized per modern Turkish district (ilçe)
by example:
Ovaçevirme →Lynch 1901-2: 256 (Chevermeh)
Ovaçevirme = is the Turkish modern name.
Lynch 1901 = is the name of the travel report where this name can be found. If the text is blue, is it is linked to a title description.
256 = the page number. If the number is blue it links to a page in one of the digital book repositories (archive.org, openlibary.org or hathitrust.org, jstor) or to a reproduction of the text on this website with geographical annotations.
(Chevermeh) the original name used by the author
(→ANT) links to a list of geographical annotations for this title.
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Şanlıurfa central district
Urfa → Şanlıurfa →Pollington 1841 (→ANT) : 451 (O'rfah)→Brant 1841: 353 [not visited by author] →Rassam 1897 (→ANT): 45-46. 239-240 (Orfa) →Barkley 1891: 252 (Oorfa) →Maunsell 1904: 143-144 (Urfa)
Birecik district
Birecik →Pollington 1841 (→ANT): 451, 452 (Bír, Bíreh-jik) →Ainsworth 1841-3: 335, 336 [not visited by author] →Rassam 1897: 2, 75, 77, 242 (Beerajik) (ANT→) →Barkley 1891: 241 (Beridjik) →Maunsell 1904: 108 (Birijik)
Bozova district
Bibekli →Ainsworth 1841-3: 334 (U'ch-Kilisa)
Büyükhan →Rassam 1897 (→ANT): 241 (Charmarik)
Dikili →Ainsworth 1841-3: 333 (Ledar) [village flooded by Atatürk Dam]
Kanlıavşar →Rassam 1897: 77 (Kanlee-Hoshar) (ANT→)
Karaca →Rassam 1897: 78 (Joorneyrush) (ANT→) [identification not certain]
Yaslıca →Ainsworth 1841-3: 333 (Yasinjah)
Yaylak →Ainsworth 1841-3: 333 (Yailash)
Ceylanpınar district
Ceylanpınar [with Ras El Ain in Syria, directly opposite the border] →Taylor 1868: 346, 348-353 (Ras el Ain) →Maunsell 1904: 115 (Ras-ul-Ain)
Hilvan district
Uluyazı →Ainsworth 1841-3: 333 (Hoshun)
Siverek district
Siverek →Pollington 1841: 450, 451 (Síverek, Severek) (→ANT) →Rassam 1897: 79-80 (Swairak) (ANT→) →Barkley 1891: 267 (Severek)
Karabahçe →Rassam 1897: 81 (Kara-Bakcha) (ANT→)
Karacadağ →Rassam 1897: 80 (Kainagh) (ANT→)
Kayalı →Ainsworth 1841-3: 332 (Hadro)
Viranşehir district
Viranşehir →Taylor 1865: 55 (Veyran Shehr)→Taylor 1868: 353 (Veyran Shehr) →Rassam 1897 (→ANT): 236-238 (Wairan-Shahr) →Maunsell 1904: 115 (Veranshehr)
Arslanbaba, Aslanbaba →Taylor 1868: 353 (Aslan Dede)
Şanlıurfa Province
Şanlıurfa Province
(formerly Urfa)