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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Elevation: 1165 m

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