It is clear today with evidence that Urfa was inhabited 11,000 years ago during the Neolithic Age. For richness of its history and architectural fabric, Urfa, one of the oldest cities in Anatolia is also known as “museum city”.

Urfa is also known as the “CITY OF PROPHETS”. It is the place where Abraham was born and cast into fire by King Nimrod. Job too lived in Urfa and both the cave where he suffered his pains and his tomb is here. Jesus Christ had sent Abgar Ukama, the King of Urfa, the miraculous handkerchief bearing the image of his face and his blessings for the city. Thus there is another name for Urfa: “The BLESSED CITY”