Göbekli Tepe
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History & heritageUNESCO World HeritageUrfa, Turkey

Göbekli Tepe

Neolithic archaeological site in Turkey.

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Göbekli Tepe is a Neolithic archaeological site in Upper Mesopotamia (al-Jazira) in modern-day Turkey. The settlement was inhabited from around 9500 BCE to at least 8000 BCE, during the Pre-Pottery Neolithic. It is known for its large circular structures that contain large stone pillars – among the world's oldest known megaliths.

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37.22306, 38.92250 · Urfa

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