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  • Niksar

  • Niksar

    Niksar is a city located in the Tokat Province of Turkey. It was settled by many empires, being once the capital city of the province. The city has been ruled by the Hittite, Persian, Greek, Pontic, Roman, Byzantine, Danishmend, Seljuk and Ottoman Empires.
    The site is included on the UNESCO Tentative List under the official name, Early Period of Anatolian Turkish Heritage: Niksar, The Capital of Danishmend Dynasty.
    UNESCO Tentative List
    Niksar
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    Niksar

    UNESCO Tentative List

    Date of Submission

    2018

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    Historic Cities and Regions

    Location

    Turkey

    Tokat

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    Second Millennium BC

    Hittite

    Mixed

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    Mixed Monuments

     

     

     

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