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Myra (Demre)

By Zeus on June 10, 2000   /   Ancient Cities of Turkey, Biblical Sites in Turkey, Must-See Places in Turkey   /   55 Comments
Tags: Myros, Μύρα

Myra is one of the ancient coastal cities of the Guif of Antalya visited by Paul, Luke, and Aristarchus (Acts 27:5-6). It is where as prisoners they changed boats on their way to Rome in 60 or 61 AD. In Myra the centurion Julius found a ship […]

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Cilicia

By Zeus on June 9, 2000   /   Ancient Cities of Turkey, Biblical Sites in Turkey, Must-See Places in Turkey   /   Leave a comment
Tags: Kilikya, Κιλικία, Կիլիկիա

South of the Taurus Mountains lies the fertile plain of Cilicia ( Kilikya )known today as Çukurova. The main entrances to the plain from the central highland were either down the Calycadnus (Gôksu) River or through the Cilician Gates, a narrow rock pass on the Cydnus (Tarsus […]

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Van

By ARTEMIS on May 15, 2000   /   Ancient Cities of Turkey, Biblical Sites in Turkey, Cities in Turkey, Must-See Places in Turkey   /   35 Comments
Tags: city in turkey, van lake, Վան

Van was once the center of the Kingdom of Urartu; it was known as Tushpa. It is located on the eastern shore of Lake Van in eastern Turkey. It became the center of an Armenian kingdom founded by Tigranes the Great in the first century B.C. There […]

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Meshech Gordium

By Zeus on May 12, 2000   /   Ancient Cities of Turkey, Biblical Sites in Turkey, Must-See Places in Turkey   /   Leave a comment
Tags: Meshech, Mosoch, Rosh, tubal, משך

Gordium, the capital of what may have been Meshech, is an archeological site just west of Polatli and near the Sakarya River. Among the ruins Is a Phrygian palace in which may be seen the earliest known geometrical patterns in mosaic. A great tumulus there may be […]

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Commagene

By Zeus on May 9, 2000   /   Ancient Cities of Turkey, Biblical Sites in Turkey, Must-See Places in Turkey   /   2 Comments
Tags: Kommagene, Kομμαγηνῆς, Βασίλειον τῆς, Թագավորութիւն

Between the Taurus Mountains and the Euphrates River was the district of Commagene, the farthest northeastern part of ancient Syria. The Assyrian general, Sargon II (or Sarru-Kinu), who waged a number of wars from 722 to 705 B.C., was one of its early kings. Commagene was about […]

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Pisidia

By Zeus on April 12, 2000   /   Ancient Cities of Turkey, Biblical Sites in Turkey, Must-See Places in Turkey   /   2 Comments
Tags: pisidia antiocheia, pisidian, pisidian antioch

In ancient geography this was the mountainous area north of Antalya with two fair-sized lakes, Karalis (Beysehir Gölü) and Limnai (Eğridir Gölü). Termessus in the south, Sagalassus (Aglasun) to the north, and Antioch of Pisidia (Yalvac) are some of the early important towns. History The area of […]

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Bithynia

By Zeus on April 12, 2000   /   Ancient Cities of Turkey, Biblical Sites in Turkey, Mosques in Turkey   /   Leave a comment
Tags: Bithyni, Bithyniidae, Thyni, Βιθυνία

The Bithynia were a tribe that migrated from Thrace to Asia Minor and gave their name to the southwest shores of the Black Sea, the Bosphorus, and the Sea of Marmara. The most Important mountain of the area is Mt Olympus, known now as Ulu Dağ; the […]

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Antioch of Pisidia

By ARTEMIS on April 9, 2000   /   Ancient Cities of Turkey, Biblical Sites in Turkey, Must-See Places in Turkey   /   4 Comments
Tags: antiochia Caesareia, antiochia caesaria, antiochia in Pisidia, pisidian antioch, yalvaç, Ἀντιόχεια τῆς Πισιδίας

About 56 kilometers west of Akşehir by winding mountain road is the Turkish town of Yalvaç, the place on the edge of the Antioch of Pisidia mentioned in the New Testament. The earliest written history of the city probably goes back to some time between 301 and […]

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Troas

By Zeus on March 18, 2000   /   Ancient Cities of Turkey, Biblical Sites in Turkey, Must-See Places in Turkey   /   Leave a comment
Tags: Alexandria Troas, queen of Epirus, Troad

The northwestern promontory of Asia Minor around Troy is the area of Troas or the Troad. Its southeastern border is Mt. Ida (Kaz Dağı). The chief Greek towns were Ilium or Troy, Assus, and Alexandria Troas, now all in ruins. Troas is often included In the area […]

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St. Polycarp Church, Izmir

By Zeus on March 8, 2000   /   Biblical Sites in Turkey, Churches in Turkey   /   4 Comments
Tags: Saint Polycarp, St Polycarp Church

The Saint Polycarp Church is the oldest church in Izmir and represents ancient Smyrna’s role as one of the Seven Churches of Revelation. Saint Polycarp was converted by the John the Apostle and became Bishop of Smyrna. He was martyred by the Romans at age 86 in […]

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The big tip is to try and go completely private. Many of the large tour companies offer private tour and they are going to charge a significant amount of money for the tour guide. However, many locations offer self-guided tours and therefore you have the ability to supply your own tour guide. Easily Book your guided private Ephesus tours, to see all the treasures of Ephesus Turkey. It's often said that Turkey has more ancient cities and classical ruins than does Greece. Well, it's true, and the Aegean coast holds a great number of sites, including Ephesus, the grandest and best-preserved of them all.

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