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Hakkari.

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1. Nature

   Look down into the Zap valley

   The river has cut a corridor between walls that rise more than a kilometre, and the road runs along a ledge partway up it. There is no gentle version of this landscape. Photograph the road against the wall.

2. Culture & art

   See a Hakkari kilim on the loom

   The patterns here are woven from memory rather than from a drawing, and the dyes still come off the mountain — madder for red, walnut husk for brown. Watch a piece on the loom and photograph it.

3. History · Merkez

   Discover the playing field behind Meydan Madrasa's name

   Meydan Madrasa takes its name from the gathering and celebration ground in front of it. Research published by Hakkâri University describes this square also serving students as a sports and cirit field. From a public space, photograph the entrance with the open ground and record this past in which study and play stood side by side.

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4. Nature · Yüksekova

   Trek to the Cilo-Sat glacial lakes

   Reach the Sat glacial lakes at the foot of 20,000-year-old glaciers by camp + hike, in Turkey's 45th national park — and photograph it.

5. Nature · Yüksekova

   Climb to the Reşko (Uludoruk) summit (4,135 m)

   Ascend Turkey's second-highest summit over the Cilo glaciers on a licensed climbing program — and photograph it.