Ayanlar Höyük

Historical Places Karaköprü Şanlıurfa

Ayanlar Höyük is an archaeological site in the Southeastern Anatolia of Turkey. It is the remains of a settlement occupied during the early to mid Pre-Pottery Neolithic B period. Located 30km west of...

Ayanlar Höyük - Şanlıurfa
Photo: 2017 Bahattin Celik · CC BY-SA 4.0

About Ayanlar Höyük

Ayanlar Höyük is an archaeological site in the Southeastern Anatolia of Turkey. It is the remains of a settlement occupied during the early to mid Pre-Pottery Neolithic B period. Located 30km west of Urfa, it was discovered in 2013. It is a large mound like Göbekli Tepe and Karahan Tepe. The site visibly belongs to the Taş Tepeler culture, but remains to be excavated.

Celik, Bahattin (27 December 2017). "A new Pre-Pottery Neolithic site in Southeastern Turkey: Ayanlar Höyük (Gre Hut)". Documenta Praehistorica. 44: 360–367. doi:10.4312/dp.44.22. ISSN 1854-2492.

This description is taken from Wikipedia and published under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence. Ayanlar Höyük

Location and Access

Ayanlar Höyük is located in Karaköprü district, Şanlıurfa. Coordinates are 37.18531, 38.56073. You can get directions from the map below. You can request a licensed local guide for Şanlıurfa.

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Ayanlar Höyük is located in Karaköprü, Şanlıurfa. Coordinates: 37.18531, 38.56073.

A visit of 1-2 hours is usually enough; it can be combined with other stops nearby into a half-day route.

Yes. You can request a licensed local guide in Şanlıurfa and visit Ayanlar Höyük with a professional tour guide.

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