The Sacred Sanctuary of Jerjis
Cercis ZiyarÉtgahi- this mosque complex is located 4 km outside of the city center. It is dedicated to Jerjis, who was a prophet born in Palestine, was bestowed with the title of prophet on his 16th year, was an apostle of Jesus, and who taught monotheism and healed people, and sometimes returned them to life. According to legend, throughout his 77 years of his life, his died and returned to life four times because of his 70 separate instances of torture. The Romans called him Georgis, and the Greeks Jerjis Jerjus. There is a restaurant, souvenir shop, and mosque; the tomb of Jerjis enclosed in a wood and stained glass mausoleum, and graveyard in this complex. Next to the mausoleum, there is a chain that you can put a scarf on the hook and make a wish and if it stays on the hook you will receive the wish. This sanctuary can be reached via foot if you walk 40 minutes.
