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TÜRKIYE · 9600–8200 BC
Göbekli Tepe
Göbeklitepe
Hunter-gatherers of the Pre-Pottery Neolithic built Göbekli Tepe in the Germuş Mountains. Its megalithic buildings are round-oval or rectangular in plan, and wild animals are carved in relief on its T-shaped pillars.
- Original name
- Göbeklitepe
- Country
- Türkiye
- Period
- 9600–8200 BC
- Civilisation
- Neolithic
- UNESCO
- On the World Heritage List
- Location
- 37.2232° N, 38.9224° E Open in OpenStreetMap Open in Apple Maps
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A QUESTION FROM THE ROAD
Which mountains is Göbekli Tepe in?
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