The World’s Sacred Places

Sacred Places

Discover a curated guide to significant sacred places, pilgrimage traditions, architecture, documented history and practical visitor information across cultures and faith traditions.

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Browse Sacred Places selected for Templestan’s public collection.

Göbekli Tepe

Şanlıurfa, Haliliye, Türkiye

A globally significant Neolithic monumental complex whose buildings are interpreted as spaces for communal ritual activity.

Balıklıgöl Sacred Complex

Şanlıurfa, Eyyübiye, Türkiye Islam

A major Şanlıurfa sacred landscape centered on pools and monuments associated in local tradition with the Prophet Abraham.

Prophet Abraham (İbrahim)