Turkey
Şanlıurfa Province
Eyyübiye

Balıklıgöl

Balıklıgöl, is a pool in the southwest of the city center of , Turkey known in Jewish and Islamic legends as the place where Nimrod threw Abraham into a fire. Balıklıgöl and neighbouring Aynzeliha pools are among the most visited places in Şanlıurfa.
Tap on a place
to explore it
Wikipedia
Photo: Anadolu, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Type: Pond
  • Description: lake in Şanlıurfa
  • Also known as: “Balıklıgöl and Hz. Ibrahim Maqam”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Halilürrahman Mosque and Şanlıurfa Castle.

Mosque
Photo: Ibosimsek02, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Castle
Photo: Kpisimon, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, or Urfa Castle in short, is a castle overlooking the city center of Şanlıurfa, . The castle was built by the Osroene in antiquity and the current walls were constructed by the Abbasids in 814 AD. is situated 250 metres south of Balıklıgöl.

Museum
Photo: Cobija, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a museum, which is situated 400 metres northwest of Balıklıgöl.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Urfa and Haliliye.

Photo: Anadolu, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a city in , and the provincial capital of Şanlıurfa Province. The city is about 80 km east of the Euphrates River, and with a population of 600 thousand is smaller than nearby .

Town
is a municipality and district of , . Its area is 1,924 km2, and its population is 396,656. The district was created at the 2013 reorganisation from part of the former central district of Şanlıurfa Province, along with the new districts and .

Suburb
is a neighbourhood of the municipality and district of , , . Its population is 7,813. Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town. is situated 6 km east of Balıklıgöl.

Balıklıgöl

Latitude
37.1477° or 37° 8′ 52″ north
Longitude
38.78445° or 38° 47′ 4″ east
Open location code
8G9W4QXM+3Q
Open­Street­Map ID
way 188098897
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Open­Street­Map feature
water=­pond
Wiki­data ID
Q805908
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.

Satellite Map

Discover Balıklıgöl from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
© Stadia Maps, Airbus DS, CNES, PlanetObserver, and Copernicus

In Other Languages

From German to Uzbek—“Balıklıgöl” goes by many names.
  • German: “Balıklıgöl”
  • German: “Teich des Abraham”
  • Italian: “Balıklıgöl”
  • Japanese: “バルクル・ギョル”
  • Japanese: “バルクルギョル”
  • Japanese: “バルクル池”
  • Japanese: “聖なる魚の池”
  • Kurdish: “Gola Masiyan, Riha”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Balıklıgöl”
  • Norwegian: “Balıklıgöl”
  • Panjabi: “ਬਾਲਿਕਲੀਗੋਲ”
  • Persian: “بالیکلی گول”
  • Russian: “Озеро Балык”
  • Turkish: “Aynzeliha Gölü”
  • Turkish: “Aynzeliha ve Halil-Ür Rahman Gölleri”
  • Turkish: “Balıklı göl”
  • Turkish: “Balıklı Göl”
  • Turkish: “Balıklıgöl ve Hz. İbrahim Makamı”
  • Turkish: “Balıklıgöl”
  • Turkish: “Halil-ür Rahman Gölü”
  • Uzbek: “Baliqliko’l”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Balıklıgöl and Rizvaniye Vakfi Mosque and religious school.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as Gol Pastanesi and Seyhanlı Eczanesi.

Turkey: Must-Visit Destinations

Delve into Istanbul, Edirne, Ankara, and Izmir.

Curious Ponds to Discover

Uncover intriguing ponds from every corner of the globe.
About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Balıklıgöl”. Photo: Anadolu, CC BY-SA 3.0.