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The 7 Christians Who Slept 309 Years in a Turkish Cave

Holy Koran tells the story of 7 Christians, plus their dog

Ugur Akinci
ILLUMINATION-Curated
5 min readApr 26, 2022

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The cave of seven sleepers in Ephesus, Izmir, Turkey. By F. Eveleens — Own work, CC BY 2.5, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=2051844

One of the most interesting archeological sites to visit in Turkey is a location called “The Seven Sleepers” — known as “Eshab-ı Kehf” in Turkish since their story is told in…

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Ugur Akinci
ILLUMINATION-Curated

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