Historic & Cultural in Afyonkarahisar: Top Places

Historic & Cultural

Aslankaya Open-Air Temple, located near Döğer town in İhsaniye district of Afyonkarahisar, on the shores of Lake Emre, is a rock monument dedicated to the Mother Goddess Cybele by the Phrygians in the 7th century BC. It features Hellenistic architectural elements with its triangular pediment, Doric columns, and reliefs. The facade of the temple depicts Cybele flanked by two lions, while a rearing lion figure is carved on its northern face. This monument is a significant structure in the Phrygian Valley and attracts nature walkers and photography enthusiasts.

Historic & Cultural

Historic & Cultural

Büyük Yazılıkaya is a historic site located in the Han district of Afyonkarahisar. Built by the Phrygians in the 7th century BC, this monument is one of the most significant structures in the Phrygian Valley and is also commonly known as the Midas Monument. The 17-meter-high rock-cut facade, adorned with geometric patterns and Old Phrygian inscriptions, served as an open-air shrine dedicated to the Phrygian mother goddess Matar Kubileya. It is within walking distance of the Midas Monument (45 m) and Küçük Yazılıkaya (237 m).

Historic & Cultural

Historic & Cultural

Historic & Cultural

Historic & Cultural

Historic & Cultural

Historic & Cultural

Historic & Cultural

Appolena was a town of ancient Phrygia, inhabited during Roman and Byzantine times. Its name does not occur in ancient authors, but is inferred from epigraphic and other evidence. Its site is located near Tezkalesi in Anatolia.

Historic & Cultural

Historic & Cultural

Antioch in Pisidia – alternatively Antiochia in Pisidia or Pisidian Antioch and in Roman Empire, Latin: Antiochia Caesareia or Antiochia Colonia Caesarea – was a city in the Turkish Lakes Region, which was at the crossroads of the Mediterranean, Aegean and Central Anatolian regions, and formerly on the border of Pisidia and Phrygia, hence also known as Antiochia in Phrygia. The site lies approximately 1 km northeast of Yalvaç, a modern town in Isparta Province. The city was on a hill with its highest point of 1236 m in the north.

Historic & Cultural

Historic & Cultural

Historic & Cultural

Çay Han, located in the Çay district of Afyonkarahisar, is a historic caravanserai built in 1278 during the reign of Seljuk Sultan Gıyaseddin Keyhüsrev III by Ebul-Mücahit Yusuf Han and designed by architect Oğul Bey, son of Mehmet. Also known as Taşhan, this structure is a unique example of Anatolian Seljuk architecture with its square plan combining both courtyard and enclosed caravanserai types. The han was constructed as part of a complex that included a madrasa, bath, and fountain, and today it serves as a tea garden. The leopard emblem above the han's door is the architect's symbol.

Historic & Cultural

Historic & Cultural

Kusura Höyük is a mound located 55 km southwest of Afyon city center, 12 km south of Sandıklı District, and immediately west of Kusura Village.

Ishaklı Han, Sahib Ata Han, or Sahip Ata Han, is a caravanserai built in 1249 by Sahip Ata Fahrettin Ali, located on the Afyon Konya road in the present-day Sultandağı district, formerly known as Ishaklı. It was built during the reign of Anatolian Seljuk Sultan Izzeddin Keykavus II. In Anatolia, between the 11th and 13th centuries, during an unusual political period, trade and art developed very rapidly. This short but golden age was weakened by the Crusades and Mongol invasions, and the Seljuk Sultans supervised and managed these wars from their capital, Konya.