Ancient site· Haliliye, Şanlıurfa
Göbekli Tepe
Göbeklitepe
Göbekli Tepe is a ancient site in Haliliye, Şanlıurfa; Twelve-thousand-year-old megalithic enclosures that pre-date agriculture and rewrote prehistory.
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- 37.2231°N · 38.9225°E
Twelve-thousand-year-old megalithic enclosures that pre-date agriculture and rewrote prehistory.
Editor's Note
Göbekli Tepe is a Neolithic archaeological site in Upper Mesopotamia, about 18 km northeast of Şanlıurfa near the village of Örencik. Inhabited from around 9500 BCE during the Pre-Pottery Neolithic, it is known for large circular structures containing some of the world's oldest known megaliths. Many of the T-shaped pillars are decorated with anthropomorphic details and reliefs of wild animals, offering insights into prehistoric religion.
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