Historic & Cultural in Gaziantep: Top Places

Historic & Cultural

Historic & Cultural

Historic & Cultural

Historic & Cultural

Historic & Cultural

Historic & Cultural

Historic & Cultural

Historic & Cultural

Historic & Cultural

Tiladir Tepe is a mound located southwest of the city center of Şanlıurfa, south of Birecik District, and about 700 meters north-northeast of Ziyaret Village. It is quite close to the Turkey – Syria border, 3.5–4 km north-northeast of Karkamış. The mound measures 600 x 200 meters and covers an area of 12.2 hectares. Located on the eastern bank of the Euphrates, on a rock right by the river, the mound is one of the important mounds of the region in terms of size.

Hacınebi Höyüğü is a mound located northwest of the city center of Şanlıurfa Province, 5 km north of Birecik District, next to Uğurcuk Village. The mound, located in the section where the Euphrates River curves eastward in the region, is on and at the intersection of trade routes extending from Mesopotamia to Central Anatolia via the river valley. The hill is 240 x 140 meters in size and 7-2 meters in height.

Historic & Cultural

Historic & Cultural

Carchemish, also spelled Karkemish, was an important ancient capital in the northern part of the region of Syria. At times during its history the city was independent, but it was also part of the Mitanni, Hittite and Neo-Assyrian Empires. In Roman times the city bore the name Europus..

Mezraa Höyük is a mound located in the southwest of Şanlıurfa province, 7 km as the crow flies south of Birecik District, 1.5 km southeast of Mezraa Town, on the eastern bank of the Euphrates. The hill measures 180 x 140 meters and is 13 meters high from the plain level.

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Gre Virike Höyüğü is a mound and historic site located on the banks of the Euphrates River in the Birecik district of Gaziantep. It was first identified during a survey in 1989. Excavations were carried out between 1999 and 2001. The mound contains architectural remains and graves dating to the Early Bronze Age.

Akarçay Tepe Höyük or Akarçay Höyük is a mound located west of the Şanlıurfa city center, 15 km south of the Birecik district. The mound, approximately 350 x 150 meters in size, is 6 meters high.

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Mezraa - Teleilat Höyüğü is a mound located northwest of the city center of Şanlıurfa, 5 km south of Birecik district, immediately west of and partially spread under Mezraa Village. The mound, which covers an area of 7 hectares, measures 450 x 160 meters and is 4 meters high.

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Zincirli Bedesten is a historic covered market located in the Şahinbey district of Gaziantep. It was built in 1718 by Darendeli Hüseyin Pasha and has an L-shaped structure. Once a center of trade, this bazaar now houses 73 shops selling local products, handicrafts, and souvenirs. It is within walking distance of Gaziantep Castle (389 m), Hamam Museum (345 m), and Gaziantep Atatürk Memorial Museum (749 m).

Historic & Cultural

Historic & Cultural