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Lions, tigers and bears can be seen in Jordan in January 2019 [Laith Joneidi/Anadolu Agency]
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A flower plantation prepares for Valentine’s Day in Izmir, Turkey on 30 January 2019 [Emin Mengüarslan/Anadolu Agency]
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A crane is seen as it places the one of the spires of the Taksim Mosque in Taksim district of Istanbul, Turkey on 31 January 2019 [İslam Yakut/Anadolu Agency]
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People visit the ancient site and legendary the “Pool of Sacred Fish” (Balikligol), also know as the “Pool of Abraham” in Sanliurfa, Turkey on 26 January 2019 [Halil Fidan/Anadolu Agency]