Aizanoi
Aizanoi
Aizanoi is a Roman-era city in Çavdarhisar, Kütahya, known for its Temple of Zeus, an attached theatre-stadium complex and its macellum market building.
Civilization
Phrygian
Ancient cities
Alacahöyük
Alaca Höyük, Alacahöyük
Alacahöyük is a settlement mound in Alaca district, Çorum, known for its Early Bronze Age royal tombs, the Hittite Sphinx Gate and the museum on the site.
UNESCO
Gordion
Gordium, Vindia, Yassıhöyük
Gordion near Polatlı was Phrygia's royal seat; the 300 m wide Midas Mound holds the oldest known upright timber building. It joined the World Heritage List in 2023.
UNESCO
Hattusa (Boğazköy)
Hattusha, Hattuš, Hattuşaş, Boğazköy, Boğazkale
Hattusa near Çorum was the walled capital of the Hittite Empire: Lion Gate, Sphinx Gate, the Great Temple and the Yazılıkaya reliefs. A World Heritage Site since 1986.
Kültepe (Kanesh-Karum)
Kaniş, Neşa, Kanesh, Nesha
At the foot of Mount Erciyes near Kayseri, ancient Kanesh: a capital mound and its Karum lower town, hub of the Assyrian merchants and source of thousands of cuneiform tablets.
Midas Yazılıkaya
Midas City, Yazılıkaya
Midas Yazılıkaya, in Han district of Eskişehir, was the religious heart of Highland Phrygia, famed for rock-cut facades, altars and the Midas Monument.
Pessinus
Pessinous, Iustinianoupolis, Ballıhisar, Pesinunte
Pessinus is an ancient city of Phrygian origin in Ballıhisar, Eskişehir, known for the Mother Goddess cult, a Roman imperial temple and the Theatre with Steps.