Al-Muazzam Turanshah
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Turanshah, also Turan Shah, , was a Kurdish ruler of Egypt, a son of Sultan As-Salih Ayyub. A member of the Ayyubid Dynasty, he became Sultan of Egypt for a brief period in 1249–50.
14th century European depiction of the assassination of Turanshah
Hasankeyf
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Hasankeyf is a town located along the Tigris, in the Hasankeyf District, Batman Province, Turkey. It was declared a natural conservation area by Turkey in 1981.
View of the town from Hasankeyf Castle in 2010 37°42′53″N 41°24′47″E / 37.71472°N 41.41306°E / 37.71472; 41.41306
Mausoleum of Zeynel Bey, son of Sultan Uzun Hasan (Hasan the Tall) of the Aq Qoyunlu dynasty, or White Sheep Turkomans (1378–1508)
A panoramic photo of Hasankeyf with the Tigris River in the background, in 2011
View of the Tigris River in Hasankeyf, seen from the Citadel, in 2008. Reed covered restaurants are visible along the river.