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Verified places tagged “ancient city” in Turkey · Mysteria

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Verified places tagged “ancient city” in Turkey

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🇹🇷 Turkey · Ancient city

Arzashkun

Iron Age Urartian (880–780 BCE) · Urartian Early Kingdom

Iron Age Urartian (880–780 BCE) ancient-city of Urartian Early Kingdom in Muș Province, Malazgirt (c.880 BCE).

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🇹🇷 Turkey · Ancient city

Carchemish Outer Town

Neo-Hittite Iron I–II (1200–717 BCE) over Late Bronze · Neo-Hittite / Aramaean

Carchemish Outer Town in Gaziantep Province, Euphrates ford, Turkey is a Neo-Hittite Iron I–II (1200–717 BCE) over Late Bronze ancient city attributed to Neo-Hittite / Aramaean.

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🇹🇷 Turkey · Ancient city

Ephesus (Efes)

Ionian to Byzantine · Ionian Greek / Roman

Ephesus (Efes) in Izmir Province, Turkey is a Ionian to Byzantine ancient city attributed to Ionian Greek / Roman culture. Inscribed UNESCO World Heritage Site (ID 1018).

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🇹🇷 Turkey · Ancient city

Pergamon (Pergama)

Hellenistic to Roman · Attalid / Roman

Pergamon (Pergama) in Izmir Province, Turkey is a Hellenistic to Roman ancient city attributed to Attalid / Roman culture. Inscribed UNESCO World Heritage Site (ID 1457).