Atlas Anatolia

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Göbekli Tepe

Karahantepe

Çatalhöyük

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Hattusha

Gordion

Troy

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Nemrut Dağ

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Göbekli Tepe

9600 BCE – 8000 BCE

The world's oldest known monumental sanctuary, predating Stonehenge by roughly 6,000 years. Massive carved T-shaped pillars arranged in circles suggest complex ritual activity among pre-agricultural communities.

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Troy

3000 BCE – 500 CE

The legendary city of Homer's Iliad, located at Hisarlık in northwestern Türkiye. Multiple settlement layers spanning over 4,000 years make it one of the most storied archaeological sites in the world.

Iron AgeClassicalRoman

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Ephesus

1000 BCE – 700 CE

One of the greatest cities of the ancient Mediterranean world. Home to the Temple of Artemis (one of the Seven Wonders), the Library of Celsus, and a theatre seating 25,000.

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Ani

500 CE – 1400 CE

A medieval Armenian capital on the Turkish-Armenian border, once home to over 100,000 people. Its ruins include magnificent churches, mosques, and fortifications spanning centuries of multicultural history.

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Colossal stone heads at the East Terrace of Mount Nemrut

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Nemrut Dağ

69 BCE – 34 BCE

A remote mountaintop sanctuary at 2,134 meters elevation, featuring colossal stone heads of gods and King Antiochus I of Commagene. One of the most dramatic archaeological sites in the world.

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Çatalhöyük

7400 BCE – 5600 BCE

One of the world's earliest known proto-urban settlements, occupied from roughly 7400 to 5600 BCE. Famous for its densely packed mudbrick houses, wall paintings, and evidence of a remarkably egalitarian Neolithic community.

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Hattusha

1650 BCE – 1178 BCE

Capital of the Hittite Empire, one of the great powers of the Late Bronze Age. Features massive fortifications, monumental gates with lion and sphinx sculptures, and the Great Temple.

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Karahantepe

9500 BCE – 8000 BCE

A Pre-Pottery Neolithic site near Şanlıurfa, contemporary with Göbekli Tepe. Features T-shaped pillars, carved human heads, and a remarkable underground chamber with phallus-shaped pillars.

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Pergamon

800 BCE – 700 CE

A major Hellenistic capital perched on a dramatic acropolis, renowned for its Great Altar, its library rivaling Alexandria, and the Asclepion healing center.

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Aphrodisias

600 BCE – 1200 CE

A Greco-Roman city famed for its marble sculpture workshops, the Temple of Aphrodite, and a remarkably well-preserved stadium seating 30,000.

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Sardis

1200 BCE – 1402 CE

Capital of the Lydian Kingdom, where coinage was likely invented. Home to King Croesus and his legendary wealth, with a massive Temple of Artemis and an impressive synagogue.

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Gordion

950 BCE – 200 BCE

Capital of ancient Phrygia, famous for the legend of the Gordian Knot and the monumental tumulus believed to be the tomb of King Midas. One of the most important Iron Age sites in Anatolia.

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