page_title: Harran
hierarchical_section_title: Harran
caption_attribution_description: English: Traditional mud brick houses shaped like beehives, in the ancient village of Harran, Turkey. Photographed by en:Andy Carvin in September 1999.
context_page_description: Harran, also known as Carrhae, is a district of Şanlıurfa Province in the southeast of Turkey.
  A very ancient city which was a major Mesopotamian commercial, cultural, and religious center, Harran is a valuable archaeological site. It is often identified as the place in which Abraham lived before he reached Canaan.
  The city was the chief home of the Mesopotamian moon-god Sin, under the Babylonians and even into Roman times.
  Carrhae is a defunct ancient town on the site, and gave its name to the Battle of Carrhae, fought between the Roman Republic and the Parthian Empire.
  Harran's ruins are from Roman, Sabian, and Islamic times. T. E. Lawrence surveyed the site, and an Anglo-Turkish excavation was begun in 1951.
context_section_description: Harran, also known as Carrhae, is a district of Şanlıurfa Province in the southeast of Turkey.
  A very ancient city which was a major Mesopotamian commercial, cultural, and religious center, Harran is a valuable archaeological site. It is often identified as the place in which Abraham lived before he reached Canaan.
  The city was the chief home of the Mesopotamian moon-god Sin, under the Babylonians and even into Roman times.
  Carrhae is a defunct ancient town on the site, and gave its name to the Battle of Carrhae (53 BC), fought between the Roman Republic and the Parthian Empire.
  Harran's ruins are from Roman, Sabian, and Islamic times. T. E. Lawrence surveyed the site, and an Anglo-Turkish excavation was begun in 1951.
caption: Traditional mud brick "beehive" houses in the village of Harran, Turkey.
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