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Compare Göbekli Tepe vs Karahan Tepe
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Göbekli Tepe begins roughly 100 years before Karahan Tepe.
Oldest
Göbekli Tepe
9600 BCE – 8000 BCE
Longest span
Karahan Tepe
9500 BCE – 7800 BCE
Most popular
Göbekli Tepe
90 / 100
Distance apart
35 km
Göbekli Tepe → Karahan Tepe
UNESCO World Heritage
- Göbekli TepeListed
- Karahan TepeNot listed
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Göbekli Tepe Turkey, Southeastern Anatolia | Karahan Tepe Turkey, Southeastern Anatolia | |
|---|---|---|
| Date Range | 9600 BCE – 8000 BCE | 9500 BCE – 7800 BCE |
| Province | Şanlıurfa | Şanlıurfa |
| Region | Southeastern Anatolia | Southeastern Anatolia |
| Popularity | 90 / 100 | 76 / 100 |
| Eras | Neolithic | Neolithic |
| Civilizations | Pre-Pottery Neolithic | Pre-Pottery Neolithic |
| Evidence & Interpretation | 4✓ 2? 2✗ | 6✓ 2? 1✗ |
| Wikipedia | 166.9K views/mo | 21.2K views/mo |