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Turkey

716 places in the atlas, 54 of them inscribed as UNESCO World Heritage.

Kinds found here

Tells269
Ancient cities217
Ancient villages208
Mounds198
Temple complexes176
Buried cities153
Archaeological wonders56
Submerged sites42
Sanctuaries39
Ancient ports37
Fortresses28
Rock-cut sites28

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Verified627
Accepted76
Contested3
Hypothetical10

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Central Anatolia24
Southeastern Anatolia, Sanliurfa15
Antalya Province14
Hattusa13
Central Anatolia, Konya10
Muğla Province9

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Verified627 Widely accepted76

Derinkuyu, Cappadocia

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Adana Province7

Mersin Province7

Central Anatolia, Aksaray5

Gaziantep Province5

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3

Pseudoarchaeology0

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Tells269 Ancient cities217 Ancient villages208 Mounds198 Temple complexes176 Buried cities153 Archaeological wonders56 Submerged sites42 Sanctuaries39 Ancient ports37 Fortresses28 Rock-cut sites28 Megaliths24 Settlements24

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Partially excavated265 Excavation ongoing190 Excavated163 Not applicable47 Buried27 Unexcavated14 Submerged10

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tell162 ancient village80 temple complex73 ancient city71 buried city51 turkey46 ceramics42 stratigraphy42 wikidata researched33 bronze age31 hittite29 chalcolithic23 fortress22 archaeological wonder21 neolithic21 euphrates20 pre pottery neolithic18 submerged city18

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🇹🇷 Turkey · Ancient village

Sumela Monastery

Greek Orthodox monastery and Tentative UNESCO World Heritage Site in Turkey