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Ancient Stations of Anatolia and Mesopotamia
From the stones of Göbeklitepe to the churches of Ani — curated stops across a fifteen-thousand-year-old landscape.
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KarsUNESCOArchitecture
Ruins of Ani
Ani is a medieval city southeast of Kars, in the valley of the Arpaçay River. As the capital of the Bagratuni …
AğrıNature
Mount Ararat
Mount Ararat (Ağrı Dağı in Turkish) is Turkey's highest peak at 5,137 meters, consisting of two extinct volcan…
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MardinArchaeology
Ancient City of Dara
Dara (ancient name Anastasiopolis) was built by the Eastern Roman Emperor Anastasius I in 505-507 CE as a garr…
DiyarbakırUNESCOArchitecture
Diyarbakır City Walls
The historic core of Diyarbakır, the Amida Mound within the citadel, shows that the city has been continuously…
ŞanlıurfaUNESCOArchaeology
Göbeklitepe
Göbeklitepe is an archaeological site atop a hill about 15 kilometers northeast of Şanlıurfa, near the village…
HakkariNature
Hakkari
Hakkari is one of Turkey's steepest and most mountainous provinces; the Cilo and Sat mountains form one of the…
ŞanlıurfaHistory
Harran
Harran is a district south of Şanlıurfa, close to the Syrian border. Its name, meaning "caravan/travel route" …
BatmanHistory
Hasankeyf
Hasankeyf is an ancient settlement built on a rocky slope along the banks of the Tigris. The earliest human tr…
KarsCulture
Kars
According to the inscription on the southern wall, Kars Castle was built in 1152 on the orders of the Saltukid…
MardinArchitecture
Mardin
Mardin sits on the southern slopes of the Mardin-Midyat threshold, on a strategic ridge overlooking the Mesopo…
MardinCulture
Midyat
Midyat is a district of Mardin on the Tur Abdin plateau; its name is thought to derive from the Assyrian word …
AdıyamanUNESCOArchaeology
Mount Nemrut
The monument atop the more-than-2,100-meter summit of Mount Nemrut was built by King Antiochus I of Commagene …
BitlisNature
Tatvan & Nemrut Crater Lake
Tatvan is a district of Bitlis Province on the western shore of Lake Van. The nearby Mount Nemrut (sharing its…
VanHistory
Van Castle
Van Castle is a rock fortress on the shore of Lake Van, dating from the era of the Kingdom of Urartu (around t…
KonyaUNESCOArchaeology
Çatalhöyük
Çatalhöyük is a Neolithic settlement in the Çumra district of Konya, on the South Anatolian Plateau, made up o…