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State |
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Town |
District |
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Year
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| Turkey |
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Kayseri |
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Archeological Museum |
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The entrance to the Archeological Museum has a Hittite carving. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Kayseri |
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Archeological Museum |
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Hittite writing. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Kayseri |
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Archeological Museum |
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13th century BCE Hittite carving. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Kayseri |
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Archeological Museum |
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Hittite artefacts. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Kayseri |
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Archeological Museum |
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Wooden icon from the Byzantine era. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Kayseri |
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The suburbs. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Kayseri |
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Street near the edge of the city. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Kayseri |
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The 3916m high Mount Erciyes near Kayseri is an extinct volcano. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Ankara |
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Ankara, the capital of Turkey, is a city of hills in central Anatolia. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Ankara |
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Statue of Ataturk who moved the capital to Ankara from Istanbul. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Ankara |
Old City |
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Ottoman style buildings in the old city. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Ankara |
Old City |
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Pastel coloured house and minaret. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Ankara |
Old City |
|
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Steps. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Ankara |
Old City |
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Children. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Ankara |
Old City |
|
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Typical street scene. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Ankara |
Old City |
|
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The minaret of the Aslanhane Mosque. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Ankara |
Old City |
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Ottoman houses with wooden balconies. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Ankara |
Old City |
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Archway. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Ankara |
Old City |
|
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The roofs over the old city. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Ankara |
Old City |
|
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Bastions. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Ankara |
Old City |
|
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Precarious looking house. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Ankara |
Old City |
|
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Street with shops. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Ankara |
Old City |
|
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Traditional houses. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Ankara |
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The Haji Bayram Mosque was built over a Byzantine church. The church was built on the site of a Phrygian temple. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Ankara |
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A circumcission ceremony. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Ankara |
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Byzantine baths. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Ankara |
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Byzantine ruins. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Ankara |
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Column of Julius |
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The 4th century Column of Julius topped by a stork's nest. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Ankara |
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Column of Julius |
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The column was built for a Byzantine Emperor. The inscription is Greek. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Ankara |
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Turkey's first parliament building. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Ankara |
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The suburbs. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Ankara |
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The Ethnographic Museum. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Ankara |
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The History Museum. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Ankara |
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Genclik Park |
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Genclik Park (Youth Park) was included in the modern city at the insistance of Ataturk. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Ankara |
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Genclik Park |
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The park is in the city centre and is dominated by a lake. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Ankara |
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Genclik Park |
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The park is popular. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Ankara |
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The modern city. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Ankara |
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Tomb of Ataturk |
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The Tomb of Mustafa Kemal (Ataturk), the founder of modern Turkey. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Ankara |
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Tomb of Ataturk |
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Ataturk was the country's first president. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Ankara |
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Tomb of Ataturk |
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View from the tomb over the city. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Ankara |
|
Tomb of Ataturk |
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Painted panels. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Ankara |
|
Tomb of Ataturk |
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Statues and children. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Ankara |
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Tomb of Ataturk |
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Visitors. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Ankara |
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Citadel |
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The Citadel dominates the old city. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Ankara |
|
Citadel |
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The Ciradel was founded in the 8th century BCE by the Phrygians. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Ankara |
|
Citadel |
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The buildings were added to by Romans, Byzantines, Seljuks and Ottomans. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Ankara |
|
Citadel |
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The structure was rebuilt in 278 BCE by the Galatians. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Ankara |
|
Citadel |
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The modern centre of Ankara. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Ankara |
|
Citadel |
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View from the Citadel over the old city. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Ankara |
|
Citadel |
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The battlements. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Ankara |
|
Citadel |
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Red roofs. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Ankara |
|
Citadel |
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The city is very hilly. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Ankara |
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Museum of Anatolian Civilisations |
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The museum is in a restored bedestan (covered bazaar). |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Ankara |
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Museum of Anatolian Civilisations |
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Hittite animal. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Ankara |
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Museum of Anatolian Civilisations |
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Phrygian carving. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Ankara |
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Museum of Anatolian Civilisations |
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Assyrian bird shaped ceramic. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Ankara |
|
Museum of Anatolian Civilisations |
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Persian influenced carvings. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Ankara |
|
Museum of Anatolian Civilisations |
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Carved slab. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Hattusas |
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Spectacular Hattusas is a UNESCO World Heritage site. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Hattusas |
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The ancient city was discovered in 1812. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Hattusas |
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Hattusas was the capital of the Hittite Empire from around 1900 BCE. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Hattusas |
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The Hittites were an Indo-European people who fought the Greeks at Troy. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Hattusas |
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The main gateway to the Hittite capital. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Hattusas |
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The spectacular city walls. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Hattusas |
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In places, the walls are 50m thick and 20m high. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Hattusas |
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The Hittite Empire stretched from the Black Sea to Palestine. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Hattusas |
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The city defences included tunnels. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Hattusas |
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The Hittites are mentioned in the Old Testament of the Bible and Egyptian writing. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Hattusas |
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Rocky landscape. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Hattusas |
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The city is spread over a large area. In 1360 BCE the Hittites took Syria from Egypt and clashed with Ramases II in 1316 BCE. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Hattusas |
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Temple of the Storm |
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The entrance to the Temple of the Storm. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Hattusas |
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Temple of the Storm |
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View of the temple. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Hattusas |
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Temple of the Storm |
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The temple dates from the 1300s BCE. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Hattusas |
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Hilly landscape with the ever-present geese. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Hattusas |
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The Hittite Empire collapsed around 1200 BCE after invasions from Greeks and Phrygians. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Hattusas |
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The setting of the ancient city. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Hattusas |
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Many artefacts were fouind at the site and they are now in Ankara. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Hattusas |
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An oasis. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Hattusas |
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Trees in an oasis in the arid landscape. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Hattusas |
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Yazilikaya |
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The entrance portal to the religious shrine of Yazilikaya. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Hattusas |
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Yazilikaya |
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The shrine is reached via a steep stairway in the rock face. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Hattusas |
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Yazilikaya |
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Detail from the Hittite shrine. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Hattusas |
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Yazilikaya |
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The shrine dates from 1200 BCE. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Hattusas |
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Yazilikaya |
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Detail of a relief figure of a Hittite deity. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Hattusas |
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Yazilikaya |
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Landscape around Yazilikaya. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Hattusas |
Bogaskale |
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View of the village of Bogaskale. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Hattusas |
Bogaskale |
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The small village is at the edge of the ancient city. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Hattusas |
Bogaskale |
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Farm house. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Hattusas |
Bogaskale |
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A group of girls. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Amasaya |
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Amasaya is a city near the Black Sea built on the sides of a river gorge. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Amasaya |
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The city of Amasaya rises up a steep gorge. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Amasaya |
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The dramatic rocky setting of the city. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Amasaya |
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The city was founded by the Hittites then became a Pontic Greek city before becoming Roman. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Amasaya |
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Pontic tombs dating from 300 BCE in the rocks above the city. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Amasaya |
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The Pontic kings are buried in the rock tombs. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Amasaya |
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View over the centre of Amasaya and the Yesilirmak River. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Amasaya |
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Ottoman houses and Pontic tombs by the river. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Amasaya |
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View of the town. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Amasaya |
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The banks of the Yesilirmak River. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Amasaya |
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A group of children. |
1986 |
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