Monday, August 10, 2015

Has Turkey found world's oldest temple? - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East

Has Turkey found world's oldest temple?

The ancient city of Ephesus and the Diyarbakir Fortress and its surrounding Hevsel Gardens have become the latest historical sites in Turkey to be inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in July. Turkey’s next nomination is the Stone Age cult site of Gobeklitepe, located in Sanliurfa province not far from the turbulent Syrian border.

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