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Playing the chanter on the ramparts of Urfa Castle

Playing the chanter on the ramparts of Urfa Castle, at roughly the point where, according to Muslim tradition, Abraham was thrown off into a fire at the bottom of the cliff, which God transmuted into a pool filled with carp before he landed. It was about 40 degrees Celsius when this photo was taken. There was a thunderous Kurdish wedding party in progress on the other side of the hill, with the drums and shawms audible for a mile or two.

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