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  • Göbekli Tepe

  • Göbekli Tepe

    Göbekli Tepe is an archaeological tell in the Southeastern Anatolia Region of Turkey, approximately 12 km northeast of the city of Şanlıurfa. The tell includes two phases of use believed to be of a social or ritual nature dating back to the 10th–8th millennium BC and it was founded by a group by hunter-gatherers, for the purposes of religious rites, especially the burial ceremony. Göbekli Tepe was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2018.
    The site is a UNESCO World Heritage site with the official name, Göbekli Tepe.
    World Heritage Site
    Göbekli Tepe
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    Göbekli Tepe
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    Göbekli Tepe
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    Göbekli Tepe

    World Heritage Site

    Date of Inscription

    2018

    temple

    Ancient Temples

    Location

    Turkey

    Şanlıurfa

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    Neolithic Age

    Neolithic

    Neolithic

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    Neolithic Monuments

     

     

     

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