Gobekli Tepe
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Address | Orencik, 63290 Haliliye/Sanliurfa |
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Periods | Pre-Pottery Neolithic A |
Founded | 10th Millennium BC |
Designated as world heritage site | 2018 (42nd session) |
State Party | Turkey |
Regions | Western Asia |
Did you know | Evidence from other sites in the region indicate that sheep, cattle and pigs were domesticated in the area within 1,000 years after Gobekli Tepe was built. |
Ratings | 4.7 |
Hours | Closed ⋅ Opens 8:30 AM |
Phone | (0414) 318 51 00 |
Found | c. 9500 BCE; 11523 years ago |
Unesco site id | 1572 |
Excav date | 1995–present |
Abandon | c. 8000 BCE |
Attraction admissions | muze.gov.tr |
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Date of Upd. | |
ID | 733394 |
About Gobekli Tepe
Göbekli Tepe is a Neolithic archaeological site in the Southeastern Anatolia Region of Turkey. The settlement was inhabited from c. 9500 to at least 8000 BCE, during the Pre-Pottery Neolithic. It is famous for its large circular structures that contain massive stone pillars – the world's oldest known megaliths.
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