Halfeti ( tour: Halfeti ) is a city and district in the province of Sanliurfa ( Turkey ).
| City | |
| Halfetti | |
|---|---|
| tour. Halfeti | |
| A country |  Turkey |
| Status | district center |
| Silt | Sanliurfa |
| Kaymakam | Huseyin Avji |
| History and Geography | |
| Area | 643 km² |
| Timezone | UTC + 2 , in summer UTC + 3 |
| Population | |
| Population | 9.609 people ( 2008 ) |
| Agglomeration | 40.747 |
| Official language | Turkish |
| Digital identifiers | |
| Telephone code | +90 414 |
| Postal codes | 63 xxx |
| Car code | 63 |
| halfeti.gov.tr (tour.) | |
History
The first known settlement was built by the Assyrians around 800 BC. Later, the Greeks began to call the city of Urima, and under Byzantium, Romeon Kila ( Greek .ωμαιων Κοιλα ).
The fact that there was a Greek fortress can be traced in the following names - Arabic Kalat al-Rum and Turkish Rumkale (which in Arabic and Turkish means "Greek fortress"). The ruins of the fortress have survived to this day.
Today, many low-lying areas are flooded upon completion of the dam in 1999.
Culture
Four seasons (125 episodes) of the Black Rose series (Karagül) were shot in Halfeti.