Kınık Höyük
21.5 km · Kınık Höyük, located near the Yeşilyurt town in Altunhisar district of Niğde, is a historic site situated in a strategic position connecting the Central Anatolian plateau to the Mediterranean Sea and the Northern Levant. The site has been continuously occupied for approximately 4000 years, from the Early Bronze Age through the Medieval period. Excavations began in 2011 and have revealed significant findings from the Neo-Hittite, Persian, and Hellenistic periods.