Things to Do in Afyonkarahisar: Places and Attractions

Küçük Yazılıkaya is a historic site located in the Han district of Afyonkarahisar. This monument stands 5.50 meters high and 4.20 meters wide, featuring a triangular pediment roof and a peak acroterion. There are three Phrygian inscriptions on the monument, though their meanings are not yet known. Midas Monument is within 194 meters and Büyük Yazılıkaya is within 237 meters walking distance.

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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.

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City Guides

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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).

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Historic & Cultural

Historic & Cultural

Historic & Cultural

Historic & Cultural

Religious Sites

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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.

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Nature & Adventure

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Nature & Adventure

The Commander-in-Chief National Historic Park is a historic site of national historic significance associated with the Turkish War of Independence comprising the battleground of the last battle in the Greco-Turkish War.

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.

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