Harran - Trulli Houses

After its decline Harran never became a center of habitation again but gradually a hamlet called Altinbasak grew up at the foot of the "tell" (inhabited hill). Beehive-shaped "trulli" houses in the north Syrian style with their domed roofs made from crushed clay recall the old Harran and are also somewhat reminiscent of southern Italy. This type of house is far better suited to the climatic conditions than the modern concrete structures which are increasingly replacing the traditional dwellings. Nevertheless the latter are subject to preservation orders.