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Tyana
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Tyana
Tyana or Tyanna was an ancient city in the Anatolian region of Cappadocia, in modern Niğde Province, Turkey. It was the capital of one of the Syro-Hittite stats in the 1st millennium BC.
The ruins include remains of a Roman aqueduct, cave cemeteries and sepulchral grottoes.
Site Information
Country: Turkey
District: Niğde Province
Category: Historic Cities and Regions
Site History: Second Millennium BC
Oldest Culture: Hittite
Later Cultures: Syro-Hittite + Hellenistic + Roman + Byzantine
Site Features: Roman Monuments
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