Balikligol, Urfa, Turkey
Balikligol, also known as Ayn Zeliha Golu, or Pool of the Sacred Fish, in a park with tea gardens, in Sanliurfa, or Urfa, the site of ancient Edessa, Turkey. According to legend, the pond was formed by the tears of Zehida, daughter of Sumerian king Nimrod, after the prophet Ibrahim (Abraham) escape a furnace. Picture by Manuel Cohen
Picture No
50384947
Media ID
50384947
Size
8268px x 6094px
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Credit
Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
Photograph by Manuel Cohen
Date
2025
