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Hatay: The home of history, nature, food and religion

There are a lot of cities that claim to be a "crossroads of civilization," many even in Anatolia.

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Hatay: The home of history, nature, food and religion

The best künefe makers tend to be well known and in the southeast in Turkey you'll see people making künefe one the streets by stretching out the cheese as they prepare to put it in its kadayıf shell.

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Hatay: The home of history, nature, food and religion

Church of Saint Peter
This church is one of the world's oldest, and it's believed that it's mentioned in the Bible itself and Paul passed through here.

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Hatay: The home of history, nature, food and religion

Now, this cave church plays host to pilgrims who pass through. Some mosaics remain from its earlier days, though its current form was rebuilt in the 19th century.