About Aşıklı Höyük
Aşıklı Höyük is a settlement mound located around 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) south of Kızılkaya village on the bank of the Melendiz brook, and 25 km (16 mi) southeast of Aksaray, Turkey.
Aşıklı Höyük is located in an area covered by the volcanic tuff of central Cappadocia, in Aksaray. The archaeological site of Aşıklı Höyük was first settled in the Pre-Pottery Neolithic period, around 8200 BC.
It is situated 1.12 kilometres (0.70 mi) above sea level, a little higher than the region's average of around 1 kilometre (0.62 mi). The site itself is about 4 hectares (9.9 acres), considerably smaller than the closely situated site of Çatalhöyük (13 ha (32 acres)). The surrounding landscape is formed by erosion of river valleys into tuff deposits. The Melendiz Valley, where the Aşıklı Höyük is located, constitutes a favourable, fertile, and diverse habitat. The proximity to an obsidian source did become the base of a trade with the material supplying areas as far away as today's Cyprus and Iraq.
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Location and Access
Aşıklı Höyük is located in Gülağaç district, Aksaray. Coordinates are 38.34900, 34.23000. You can get directions from the map below. You can request a licensed local guide for Aksaray.
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Quick Facts
- Province Aksaray
- District Gülağaç
- Category Historical Places
- Period MÖ 8200
- Coordinates 38.34900, 34.23000
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