Şanlıurfa · Turkey

Soğmatar

Historic photo spotgoogle verified

~30 min

easy

7/10

contemplative

About 18km north of Şuayb, the isolated village of Soğmatar is very atmospheric. Sacrifices were made to the sun and moon gods, whose effigies are carved into the side of the ledge. Like Harran, Soğmatar was a centre for the cult worship of Sin, the moon god, from about AD 150 to 200. This open-air