The site of Tavium has yet to be excavated. It was probably not far from Boğazköy, the Hittite capital, or from Yozgat, and may have been one kilometer west of Büyük Nefes Köy, about 40 kilometers west of Yozgat. The whole area first came under the influence […]
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The Paphlagonians were among the oldest peoples of Asia according to early historians. The region included the triangle of land around Sinope (Sinop), Gangra (Çankiri), and Amastris (Amasra) bordering the Black Sea. One of their early leaders was Pylaemenes, the leader of the Paphlagonians in Homer’s Iliad. […]
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Recently the underground cities at Kaymakli Underground City and Derinkuyu Underground City near Nevşehir have been opened up for tourists. These also were early Christian centers and must have housed several thousand people in the eighth and ninth centuries. They extend downward in the earth for at least eight […]
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Antakya, also known as Antioch, Antioch-on-the-Orontes is the capital of Hatay Province, Mediterranean Turkey. It is not to be confused with Antalya, another city in Mediterranean Turkey, several hundred kilometers to the west. This city in the very south of Turkey was an important centre of early […]
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The area of Attalia (modern Antalya) is one of the most beautiful in all Turkey. It sits on sheer cliffs above the blue Mediterranean with a green plateau stretching behind the city to magnificent pine forests. To the west great mountains rise straight out of the sea. […]
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The Cave of the Abraham is known by Muslims as the Sanctuary of Abraham. Situated beneath a large rectangular Herodian era structure, the series of subterranean chambers is located in the heart of Hebron(Al-Khalil)’s old city in the Hebron Hills. According to tradition that has been associated […]
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About 90 kilometers southwest of Kayseri are the unusual towns of Ürgüp, Göreme, Avcılar, Ortahisar, and Üç Hisar with their troglodyte dwellings. Remains of early churches can be seen, complicated rooms hollowed out of the cones of volcanic ash. Several hundred churches are in this area, some […]
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The Seven Churches of Revelation Ephesus: Revelation 1:11; 2:1-7; Acts 18:19-28; 19:1-41; Ephesians Smyrna : Revelation 2:8-11 Pergamon : Revelation 2:12-17 Thyatira: Revelation 2:18-29; Acts 16:14 Sardis : Revelation 3:1-6 Philadelphia: Revelation 3:7-13 Laodicea : Revelation 3:14-22; Colossians 2:1; 4:13-16 The Seven Churches mentioned in The Revelation […]
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The first location of Cnidus was half-way along the Datca peninsula. The residents moved it to its present site both on the Island of Tropium and on the mainland in about 365 B.C. The island is now connected to the mainland by a low, narrow isthmus which […]
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Lystra is identified by some with the village of Gi-listra lying about 35 kilometers southwest of Konya and slightly north of Hatunsaray. Another possibility is the village of llistra just west of Karaman. It was in the southerly area of Roman Galatia called Lycaonia. Although Lystra had little […]
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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.
