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District and municipality in Şanlıurfa, Turkey
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Halfeti is a town in the flooded Euphrates river gorge in Southeastern Anatolia, with a population of 9100 in 2022. It's a scenic location with several half-submerged buildings.
Charming small hotel.
Clean, friendly and central.
Halfeti is 54 km north of Nizip, which is on O-52 motorway (toll) and D-400 highway between Gaziantep and Şanlıurfa. It’s on the east bank of the flooded Euphrates valley, with no bridge or ferry from the west bank.
Read in the guideThe old town is small and easy to walk around. Dolmuşes ply between old and new Halfeti.
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