Archaeological sites in Turkey

Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 219. Chapters: Troy, Çatalhöyük, Lydia, Pergamon, Antioch, Ephesus, Lake Van, Miletus, Sardis, Mausoleum of Halicarnassus, Van, Turkey, Kültepe, Myra, Knidos, Alexandria Troas, Harran, Aphrodisias, Priene, Pamphylia, Istanbul, Adana, Antioch, Pisidia, Hierapolis, Ani, Antalya, Göbekli Tepe, Kayseri, Tarsus, Mersin, Akdamar Island, Red Basilica, Architecture of Istanbul, Termessos, Antakya, Basilica of St. John, Edessa, Mesopotamia, Armenian Cathedral of the Holy Cross, Nusaybin, Akhisar, Zeugma, Commagene, Laodicea on the Lycus, Hasankeyf, Didyma, Hattusa, Carchemish, Rumelihisari, House of the Virgin Mary, Karun Treasure, Pamukkale, Gordium, Çukuriçi Höyük, Alalakh, Sapinuwa, Tushpa, Patara, Kura-Araxes culture, Sagalassos, Sümela Monastery, Alaca Höyük, Karaman, Apamea, Panionium, Sultantepe, Nevali Çori, Comana, Seleucia Pieria, Emirdag, Sardis Synagogue, Kadirli, Beycesultan, Sillyon, Corycus, Lake Amik, Samosata, Sam'al, Germencik, Selçuk, Tyana, Van Fortress, Lysimachia, Selge, Pisidia, Melid, Tell Tayinat, Karatepe, Kerkenes, Elaiussa Sebaste, Metropolis, Library of Pergamum, Skepsis, Phaselis, Arycanda, Pompeiopolis, Anastasian Wall, Domuztepe, Masat Höyük, Laodicea Combusta, Harbour of Eleutherios, Alabanda, Kustul Monastery, Anadoluhisari, Kestel, Meydancik Castle, Yumuktepe, Apamea Myrlea, Cremna, Pisidia, Amuk, Antakya, Tymion, Monumentum Ancyranum, Cleopatra's Gate, Dorylaeum, Amyzon, Narlikuyu, Seleucia Sidera, Alahan Monastery, Gözlükule, Roman road in Cilicia, Pepuza, Vazelon Monastery, Tripolis, Çayönü, Antiochia ad Cragum, Hacilar, Pednelissus, Pisidia, Kanlidivane, Oenoanda, Stratonicea, Cennet and Cehennem, Ayas, Mersin, Mamure Castle, Sakçagözü, Alisar, Ceramus, Eskigümüs Monastery, Aphrodisias of Cilicia, Antioch on the Maeander, Cebrene, Trocmades, Lamas Aqueduct, Tille, Üçayak ruins, Antigonia, Olba, Tushhan, Tokmar Castle, Aya Tekla Church, Soli, Cilicia, Tapureli ruins, Kummanni, Stamboul, Epiphania, Cilicia, Geyre, Ortaköy, Çorum, Adamkayalar, Kandyba, Euromus, Kumtepe, Yeniyurt Castle, Assesos, Altintepe, Ancient road in Tarsus, Apros, Aigai, Alakilise, Çanakçi rock tombs, Hubushkia, Antiochia ad Pyramum, Gambrion, Laodicea Pontica, Ivriz, Hosap Castle, Antiochia Lamotis, Rusahinili, Digda, Castabala, Ariassos, Kaman-Kalehoyuk, Antiochia, Lydia, Pinarbasi Gölü, Savangin. Excerpt: Istanbul (Turkish: ), historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople (see Names of Istanbul for further information) is the largest city in Turkey with a population of 13.1 million, which is 17.8% of Turkey's population. Istanbul is also a megacity, as well as the cultural, economic, and financial centre of Turkey. The city covers 39 districts of the Istanbul province. It is located on the Bosphorus Strait and encompasses the natural harbour known as the Golden Horn, in the northwest of the country. It extends both on the European (Thrace) and on the Asian (Anatolia) sides of the Bosphorus, and is thereby the only metropolis in the world that is situated on two continents. Istanbul is a designated alpha world city. During its long history, Istanbul has served as the capital of the Roman Empire (330¿395), the Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire (395¿1204 and 1261¿1453), the Latin Empire (1204¿1261), and the Ottoman Empire (1453¿1922). When the Republic of Turkey was proclaimed on 29 October 1923, Ankara, which had previously served as the headquarters of the Turkish national movement during the Turkish War o...