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Kahramanmaras
Known as "Markasi" in earlies ages, this city, 78 km north of Gaziantep, stands
as a site of history, having a long past filled with numerous invasions, was
once the capital of Gurgum, a Hittite State in the 12thcentury BC.
There exists an archaeological museum inside the citadel, where Hittite
sculptures are on display. Other important remains in the area are the Ulu
Mosque and the Tats Medrese, both dating back to the 15thcentury, together with
the Hatuniye and Beyazit Mosques of the Ottoman period.
This province, the original name of which was Maras, had shown such valour
during the War of Independence, that it was then given the title "Kahraman",
which means of "hero".
The speciality of the region is its famous icecream well, and worth trying.
Carved wooden furnitures, copper and brass works and handworks of glided silver
thread are also treasured. Caving, hunting, fishing beside plateaus and
picnicking areas are also famous.
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