Çayönü Mağaraları

Çayönü Tepesi is a Pre-Pottery Neolithic B settlement in southeastern which prospered from around 8630 to 6800 BC. It is located in 40 kilometres northwest of , 140 kilometers northeast of Şanlıurfa, at the foot of the .
  • Cave
  • …is also known as “Hilar Mağaraları”

Villages in the Area

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Latitude
38.21416° or 38° 12′ 51″ north
Longitude
39.72835° or 39° 43′ 42″ east
Open location code
8GCX6P7H+M8
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historic = archaeological_site
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natural = cave_entrance
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tourism = attraction

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In Other Languages

“Çayönü Mağaraları” goes by many names.
Çayönü TepesiPolish

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