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	Harran - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Harran was the centre of a considerable commerce, trading with Tyre (Ezekiel 27:23), and one of its specialities was the odoriferous gum derived from the stobrum tree (Pliny, N.H. xii.
		The father of the famous Hanbalite scholar Ibn Taymiyah was a refugee from Harran, settling in Damascus.
		Ruins of the Ulu Cami (congregational mosque) at Harran.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Harran (1251 words)

	Harran - WCD (Wiki Classical Dictionary) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		From the third millennium BC until medieval times, Harran is mentioned as an important trade center in northern Mesopotamia, situated on the road from the Mediterranean Sea to the heart of Assyria.
		Harran was now part of the Achaemenid empire, which was replaced two centuries later by that of the Macedonian king Alexander the Great.
		The battle of Harran -or Carrhae as the Romans called it- was the beginning of a series of border wars that were to last for almost three centuries.
	www.ancientlibrary.com /wcd/Harran (1029 words)

	Adventure Tours - Harran (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		Harran is one of the oldest continuously inhabited spots on earth.
		Harran is an important site for Judaism, Christianity and Islam because it is considered to have been Abraham’s home when he heard God’s call Abraham, "the father of many nations" and "the friend of God," is held by the Jews, the Christians and the Muslims to be their patriarch.
		Harran is referred to as Aramnaharaim, meaning "the land of the Arameans of Two Rivers." The Aramean clan traced its ancestry to Noah’s grandson Aram.
	www.adventuretours.com.tr /showinfo.asp?InfoNo=68 (1001 words)

	Harran
		Harran is known for its interesting cone and cubic shaped dwellings.
		Inscriptions indicate that Harran existed as early as 2000 B.C. The place is known to be one of the most important cult centers of that time.
		Harran became the capital city to Assurians during the reign of king Assurbanipal in the 7th century B.C. The Roman army led by Crassus in 53 B.C. was defeated by the Parthians in front of Harran and Crassus was killed.
	www.mondial-tour.com /harran.htm (594 words)

	Harran, Turkey
		Harran receives a mention in the Old Testament (Genesis 11:31 and 12) as the place where Abraham and his tribe stayed for several years on his journey from Ur to Canaan.
		In Harran in A.D. 217 Caracalla was murdered on the way from the temple to the ruler's palace and in 296/297, the Sassanids defeated the Roman army under the leadership of Galerius.
		The Omayyad caliph Marvan II resided in Harran from 744 to 750 and he is thought to have established the Ulu Cami and the oldest Islamic university.
	www.planetware.com /turkey/harran-tr-ur-urh.htm (588 words)

	Ancient Haran (Harran) [Roman Carrhae] now in SE Asian Turkey
		The city of Harran was founded circa 2000 BC as a merchant outpost of Ur situated on the major trade route across northern Mesopotamia.
		In the 6th century BC after the fall of Nabonidus in Babylon Harran was ruled by the Persians until the coming of Alexander the Great in the 4th century BC.
		After him Harran was part of the Hellenistic Seleucid Kingdom until the 2nd century BC when the Parthians conquered the Seleucids.
	ancientneareast.tripod.com /Harran_Carrhae.html (317 words)

	The Sabians of Harran
		Harran, as well as Ur, was the center of Sin, the moon god.
		In the inscriptions of Nabonidus from Harran, we learn that the children of Sin, Ishtar (Inanna) goddess of love and war and Shamash (Utu) god of the Sun were worshipped as well.
		After the conquests of Alexander, Harran came to be a center of intellectual and religious activity, which evolved into a philosophical tradition centered on Hermes Trismegistus.
	www.geocities.com /mandaeans/Sabians6.html (1961 words)

	Harran, First University, Turkey-Adiyamanli.org
		The ruins of the Ulu Cami (mosque) in Harran.
		This 8th century center of worship and study in the Islamic world is one of the most impressive ruins in the area.
		The present-day town of Harran is about 50Kms to the south of Sanli Urfa, a south-eastern province of Turkey.
	www.adiyamanli.org /harran.html (626 words)

	DEGRADATION OF THE HARRAN PLAIN SOILS DUE TO IRRIGATION
		Smectite is the dominant clay mineral in the soils of the Harran Plain followed by palygorskite and kaolinite respectively.
		Irrigation of the Harran Plain has started in 1995 and after irrigation, the water table increased and inhibited plant growth due to degradation of the chemical and physical characteristics of the soils.
		Harran Ovası'nda önemli ve yaygın toprak serilerinin sulama başlamadan önce strüktür ve infiltrasyon özellikleri ile alkalileşme olasılıkları (proje bileşeni No:5.5.2).
	www.toprak.org.tr /isd/isd_34.htm (1437 words)

	Travel Guide To Turkey, Guide de la Turquie, GUIDE MARTINE, Guide to Turkey, Guide de Turquie, Travel, Turkey, Voyage, ...
		KARKEMİSH Located 44 km / 27 miles south of Urfa near the Syrian border in the middle of an arid plain, the village of Harran is one of the oldest (5,000 years old) Mesopotamian settlements where Abraham is believed to have spent several years of his life.
		The name of Harran, which is mentioned in the Old Testament, was first encountered on cuneiform tablets from the early 2nd millenium BC.
		In the vicinity of the village lay the ruins of the ancient city with the remains of a fortified wall and seven gates.
	www.guide-martine.com /southeastern4.asp (2109 words)

	HARRAN
		Harran is derived from the Akkadian harranu which means road or caravan.{4} The Bible refers to Harran as Paddan-aram which is Aramean for highway.
		Harran was conquered by Sennacherib king of Assyria (2 Kings 19:12; Isaiah 37:12) Ezekiel 27:23.
		According to Adad-Guppi’s biography, Harran lay desolate (in the possession of the Medes) for fifty-four years (610-556) until, at the beginning of Nabonidus’ reign (555-539) a vision informed him that Marduk was to raise up his young servant Cyrus to scatter the Medes.
	www.bibliotecapleyades.net /sitchin/Adda_Guppi_Harran.htm (3563 words)

	News - The Morning Read: Lessons that go beyond religion
		Harran logged the moment in the back of her mind, one of several over the years that inspired her to study the Holocaust.
		Harran was intrigued by philosophy and religious studies as a way of understanding how people develop a conscience.
		Harran assigned stacks of reading and warned her students that the class would be taxing - not only on their schedules but also on their emotions.
	www.ocregister.com /ocregister/homepage/abox/article_916080.php (1152 words)

	Harran - Crystalinks (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		Harram, or Harran was the name of a man, and a place, related to Abraham.
		Harran is famous for its traditional 'beehive' mud houses, constructed entirely without wood.
		Said to be the oldest Anatolian mosque this is all that's left of the Great Mosque, as early of the 8th century.
	www.crystalinks.com /haran.html (500 words)

	The Octopus -- Chapter 2 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		Harran cut the fastenings of these and examined the contents carefully, taking handfuls of wheat from each and allowing it to run through his fingers, or nipping the grains between his nails, testing their hardness.
		Harran was ahout to reply, but at that moment Magnus caught sight of the three flat cars loaded with bright-painted farming machines which still remained on the siding above the station.
		Harran gave him the news of the past week, Dyke's discharge, his resolve to raise a crop of hops; Vanamee's return, the killing of the sheep, and Hooven's petition to remain upon the ranch as Magnus's tenant.
	www.litrix.com /octopus/octop002.htm (11335 words)

	Harran (Carrhae)
		From the third millennium BCE until medieval times, Harran is mentioned as an important trade center in northern Mesopotamia, situated on the road from the Mediterranean Sea to the heart of Assyria.
		It is also mentioned as provincial capital in the Assyrian empire (until the late seventh century BCE) and sanctuary of the moon god Sin, well into the third century CE.
		Although the town is mentioned as early as 2000 BCE, the city became famous at the end of the seventh century, when the Babylonian king
	www.livius.org /ha-hd/harran/harran.html (1001 words)

	HARRAN ÜNİVERSİTESİ
		With its past dating back for centuries, Harran University receives its name from the historical town of Harran which is situated 44 km.
		University of Harran is known to be one of the first universities of the world and of the most important centers in history where many world-famous zcholars had studied.
		The University of Harran is in the center of Şanlıurfa city and its activities are pursued at three campuses.
	www.harran.edu.tr /english/genelbilgi.htm (319 words)

	15. THE CITY OF SIN. 1. Preliminary Remarks / 2. Ancient Harran. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		Harran, once a most important city, with a history that extends far back into antiquity, going back to the days when the Anunnaki were still on the Earth.
		Harran, too, appears in connection with the history of the Banu-Yamina or Benjaminites of Mari.
		This in a nutshell is the Ancestry of the Cult of Harran.
	www.antiqillum.com /texts/bg/Qadosh/qadosh045.htm (1675 words)

	Guitar Recital for Harran People (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		The Harran Mayor, Ibrahim Özyavuz, gave the American volunteers a plaque of gratitude for the assistance they provided and said, “It made us very happy that they came a long way to reach us and provide support for us.
		Harran Mayor Özyavuz, gave the Americans a plaque of gratitude for the aid they have provided.
		Nicknamed “Angel” by the earthquake victims in thanks to the donations and help she brought to the earthquake disaster area, Dolly Johnson (circled) was also among this team.
	www.familycare.org /network/a07_articles.htm (560 words)

	Astrology and Judaism in Late Antiquity - Astral Religion
		Edessa and Harran were in the region where Anatolia, geographical Syria and northern Mesopotamia merge./27/ The region combined Mesopotamian and West Semitic cultures in many ways, and particularly in religion.
		Harran had a distinguished history long before the Hellenistic era./29/ The date of the first settlement is unknown.
		Harran had no bishop until one was appointed by the emperor Constantius in 361 CE./79/ He cannot have had much success, for Julian still found the people of Harran congenial a few years later.
	www.smoe.org /arcana/diss3.html (10349 words)

	Guggenheim Collection - Artist - Stella - Harran II
		Harran II evinces the great vaulting compositions and lyrically decorative patterns that are the leitmotif of the series, which is based on the semicircular drafting instrument used for measuring and constructing angles.
		Harran II is composed of a full circle formed of two vertical protractors, each of which interlocks with a horizontal protractor shape.
		Through the device of the protractor and the use of almost psychedelic color—a combination of acrylic and fluorescent pigments—Stella brought abstraction and decorative pattern painting into congruence in a manner that challenged the conventions of both traditions.
	www.guggenheimcollection.org /site/artist_work_md_148_1.html (342 words)

	Harran Hotel Sanliurfa, Turkey - Harran Hotel Group Booking Reservation Meetings Meeting Planning Weddings Wedding ...
		The Harran Hotel is the perfect place to hold a corporate event such as; team building, sales meetings, board of director meetings, or just corporate hospitality.
		Weddings at the Harran Hotel with their facilities, guest rooms and experienced wedding and group management staff, are magnificent.
		A Harran Hotel wedding reception is a party where guests come to celebrate the marriage of the bride and groom.
	www.meetingforce.com /harran-hotel-15h287.html (570 words)

	Livius Picture Archive: Harran / Carrhae
		A dust storm on the road to Harran, the place where the prophet Abraham used to live.
		An ancient capital reused in the medieval mosque of Harran.
		The last Babylonian king Nabonidus is known to have venerated this god so excessively, that the Babylonians priests decided that they had to get rid of their king.
	www.livius.org /a/turkey/harran/harran.html (241 words)

	Harran (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		Harran is the holiest place in Arda and long fought over.
		Harran is well defended with large walls surrounding the city.
		In the bottom foreground is the port and the small harbour that shelters the port from the Western Sea, while in the background on the left is the Temple of the Rock and the right on the hill is the King's Palace.
	members.iinet.net.au /~jocarst/harran.htm (172 words)

	Sanli Urfa, Turkey-Adiyamanli.org
		It is said that Abraham spent several years of his life in Harran.
		The beehive-houses are built here and which are still occupied by families who may invite you for a look inside and to drink something cool.
		You should also visit the ruins of the biggest, ancient Harran Islamic University at which many great Islamic scientists were educated.
	www.adiyamanli.org /urfa.html (669 words)

	Harran, Turkey
		Furthermore, the foundations of the three religions of Moses, Jesus and Mohammed were laid in Harran.
		The most interesting structure in Harran, an important cultural center where the first University of Islam was located, is the remains of a 40 meter observation tower from the Islamic age.
		Besides the Harran remains, which occupy a large area, there is Harran village with conical-shaped houses that are the symbol of the city.
	www.enjoyturkey.com /info/sights/harran.htm (161 words)

	HARRAN TRANSPORTATION CO., INC. - ATLANTIC CITY (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		Harran Transportation has been providing charter and line-run service to and from Atlantic City since the city first opened its doors to casino gaming.
		We were the first Long Island based ground transportation company to offer daily excursions to Atlantic City and today we offer the most developed service of any motorcoach provider on Long Island.
		Harran has continued to provide quality service to Atlantic City, offering our passengers the most options to and from Atlantic City.
	www.harran.com /atlantic.html (156 words)

	Harran, Sanliurfa (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		The village of Harran is off the main tarmac road leading to Syria.
		The site of the famous Temple of Sin (alternatively known as the first University) was at Harran.
		Harran is a place of religious, mythological and historical significance.
	www.turkeyforyou.com /turkey_urfa_harran (138 words)

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