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.
Period
Chalcolithic Period
Ancient cities
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Aphrodisias
Aphrodisias, Ninoe, Stauropolis
Aphrodisias, in Karacasu, Aydın: a Carian city of Aphrodite with a 270 m stadium, a marble sculpture school and the Sebasteion, a World Heritage Site since 2017.
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Arslantepe Mound
Melid, Meliddu, Malitiya
Arslantepe in Malatya is a mound whose Late Chalcolithic palace and Royal Tomb document early forms of administration; a World Heritage Site since 2021.
Castabala (Kastabala-Hierapolis)
Hierapolis, Kastabala, Castabala, Hierapolis-Kastabala
Kastabala (Castabala-Hierapolis) is a Cilician city near Osmaniye on the Ceyhan plain, known for its colonnaded street, theatre, churches and Bodrum Castle.
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Çatalhöyük
Çatalhöyük is a Neolithic settlement on two mounds in the Konya plain, founded about 9,000 years ago, famous for streetless roof-entered houses and wall paintings; listed by UNESCO in 2012.
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Çukuriçi Mound
Çukuriçi Mound near Ephesus is a prehistoric settlement tell reaching back to the 7th millennium BC, and one of the three components of the Ephesus World Heritage property.
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Ephesus
Ephesos, Arsinoeia, Arsinoe, Apaša, Ayasuluk, Ufsus
Ephesus is an ancient city beside Selçuk in İzmir, home of the Temple of Artemis, a Seven Wonders monument, and a World Heritage Site since 2015.
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.
Laodikeia
Laodicea ad Lycum, Diospolis, Rhoas, Roas, Trimitaria, Ladik
Laodikeia's 285 m marble stadium is the largest in Anatolia; the city also has two theatres, a colonnaded main street and a church counted among the Seven Churches of Asia.
Miletus
Miletos, Millawanda, Milawanda, Palatia, Balat
Mother city of more than 80 colonies, capital of Ionia and home of Thales, Miletus now lies on a silted plain with its Lion Harbour, theatre and the Sacred Way to Didyma.
Patara
Patara, Arsinoe, Patar, Pttara
Patara, capital of the Lycian League and birthplace of St Nicholas, stands at Gelemiş beside an 18 km beach, with a Roman arch, theatre, Nero Bath, lighthouse and granary.
Perge
Perge, Parha
Two Hellenistic towers from the 3rd century BCE greet visitors to Perge. This Pamphylian city near Aksu is known for its colonnaded street, theatre and stadium.