An atlas of Earth’s mysterious places — megaliths, pyramids, lost and sunken cities — with the evidence shown plainly: what is verified, what is contested, and what is still unknown.

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Turkey

670 places in the atlas, 53 of them inscribed as UNESCO World Heritage.

Kinds found here

Tells269
Ancient villages207
Ancient cities205
Mounds198
Temple complexes169
Buried cities153
Archaeological wonders42
Submerged sites42
Sanctuaries39
Ancient ports37
Rock-cut sites24
Settlements24

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Verified633
Accepted34
Contested3

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Central Anatolia24
Southeastern Anatolia, Sanliurfa15
Antalya Province13
Hattusa13
Central Anatolia, Konya10
Muğla Province9

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Verified633 Widely accepted34

Derinkuyu, Cappadocia

Adana Province6

Mersin Province6

Central Anatolia, Aksaray5

Gaziantep Province5

Southeastern Anatolia, Diyarbakir5

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Hypothetical0

Unverified0

Pseudoarchaeology0

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Partially excavated265 Excavation ongoing190 Excavated163 Buried27 Unexcavated14 Submerged10 Not applicable1

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🇹🇷 Turkey · Archaeological wonder

Ancient City of Pura

Byzantine (330–1453 CE) · Byzantine

Ancient City of Pura in Central Anatolia, Turkey is a Byzantine (330–1453 CE) archaeological wonder attributed to Byzantine culture.