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A modern re-creation of Prophet Abraham’s journey, the 170km trekking route across southeast Anatolia is part of an ambitious vision to unite the Middle East. Scraps of material had been tied to the winter-bare branches of the lone mulberry tree, which sprouted antenna-like out of the hilltop. In

rural Turkey people still visit “wishing
trees” to tie fabric tokens onto branches, left as ziyaret (pilgrimage) offerings for the visitor's dreams to come
true. Just below the tree, the excavated pits of Göbeklı
Tepe sliced into the hillside revealing T-shaped pillars adorned with
stylised animal and human figures. Archaeologists have dated this site back to approximately
9,000 BC. It is the oldest known place of worship in the world.

Following my
small walking group, I strode across the hilltop, away from this ancient site
of pilgrimage and across the stone-pitted flank of the hill. The undulating
landscape of rock-flecked, stark plateau rolled out in waves to the horizon.
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