Ancient Sites & Ruins

Explore the ancient landscapes of central Anatolia, home to some of the world's earliest urban settlements. This collection features the UNESCO-listed Neolithic proto-city of Çatalhöyük and the Hittite sacred spring monument at Eflatun Pınar. Discover the Seljuk legacy at Kubadabad Palace and the remains of the Alaeddin Hill pavilion, alongside the biblical city of Lystra. The list also includes the monumental Neo-Hittite İvriz rock reliefs and the high-altitude Roman ruins of Isaura Palaea, offering a comprehensive timeline from the 8th millennium BCE to the Byzantine era.

Ancient Sites & Ruins — Kaart

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Catalhoyuk

Çatalhöyük is a tell of a very large Neolithic and Chalcolithic proto-city settlement in southern Anatolia, which existed from…

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Çatalhöyük

Çatalhöyük is a tell of a very large Neolithic and Chalcolithic proto-city settlement in southern Anatolia, which existed from…

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Lystra

Lystra was a city in central Anatolia, now part of present-day Turkey. It is mentioned six times in the New Testament.

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Kubadabad Palace

Kubadabad Palace or Kubad Abad Palace was a complex of summer residences built for sultan Kayqubad I, ruler of the Sultanate of Rum.

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Ivriz rock reliefs

The İvriz relief is a Hittite rock relief in south-central Anatolia, located in the town of Aydınkent, formerly called İvriz.

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Eflatun Pınar

Hittite sacred spring monument dating to the late 13th century BCE. The stone masonry features reliefs of sun discs and deities, functioning as both a religious shrine and a sophisticated water management system near Beyşehir Lake.

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Lystra

Lystra was a city in central Anatolia, now part of present-day Turkey. It is mentioned six times in the New Testament.

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SELÇUK KÖŞKÜ

The only remaining part of the Seljuk royal palace, located on Alaeddin Hill. Built during the reign of Kilij Arslan II and renovated by Kayqubad I, this brick and stone pavilion once served as a royal residence within the city's citadel.

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Isaura Palaea

Isaura Palaea, in Latin Isaura Vetus, both meaning 'Old Isaura', and perhaps identical to Isauropolis, was a Roman and Byzantine era town…

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Erbaba Höyüğü

Neolithic settlement mound dating to approximately 6500–5800 BCE. Excavations revealed stone-walled houses and evidence of early farming and animal domestication, providing key insights into the transition to settled life in the Lake Beyşehir region.