Kültepe

Kültepe, also known under its ancient name Kaneš or Neša, is an archaeological site in , Turkey. It was already a major settlement at the beginning of the 3rd millennium BC, but it is world-renowned for its significance at the beginning of the 2nd millennium BC.
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Wikipedia
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: human settlement
  • Also known as: “Anisa”, “Aniša”, “Anisha”, “Kaneš”, “Kanesh”, “Kaniš”, “Karum Kaneş”, “Nesa”, “Nēša”, “Nesha”, and “Nessa”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Koramaz Valley and Ağırnas.

Locality
is a valley located in the province of . The valley, which was formed as a result of an earthquake rupture and is oriented in the east-west direction, is 12 km long and its altitude varies between 250 m and 1,550 m. is situated 7 km southeast of Kültepe.

Village
Photo: cankurtaran, CC BY 3.0.
is a neighbourhood of the municipality and district of , , . Its population is 2,554. Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town. It lies at a distance of 24 km from central Kayseri. is situated 8 km southeast of Kültepe.

Kültepe

Latitude
38.85061° or 38° 51′ 2″ north
Longitude
35.63457° or 35° 38′ 4″ east
Open location code
8GCQVJ2M+6R
Open­Street­Map ID
way 13858887
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q538605
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Amharic to Urdu—“Kültepe” goes by many names.
  • Amharic: “ካነሽ”
  • Arabic: “كولتبه”
  • Asturian: “Kültepe”
  • Belarusian: “Кюльтэпэ-Каніш”
  • Breton: “Kültepe”
  • Catalan: “Kültepe”
  • Chinese: “灰山”
  • Danish: “Kanesh”
  • Dutch: “Kultepe”
  • Dutch: “Kültepe”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كولتبه”
  • French: “Kültepe”
  • Galician: “Kültepe”
  • Georgian: “ქანესი”
  • German: “Anisa”
  • German: “Kaneš”
  • German: “Kanesch”
  • German: “Kaniš”
  • German: “Kültepe”
  • German: “Neša”
  • Greek: “Κουλτεπέ”
  • Hebrew: “כרום כנש”
  • Hebrew: “קילטפה”
  • Hungarian: “Kültepe”
  • Indonesian: “Kültepe”
  • Irish: “Kültepe”
  • Italian: “Kaneš”
  • Italian: “Kanesh”
  • Japanese: “カネシュ”
  • Japanese: “キュルテペ”
  • Japanese: “キュルテペ遺跡”
  • Korean: “퀼테페”
  • Lithuanian: “Kanešas”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Kanesh”
  • Norwegian: “Kanesj”
  • Persian: “کول‌تپه، ترکیه”
  • Polish: “Nesa”
  • Portuguese: “Cultepe”
  • Portuguese: “Kültepe”
  • Russian: “Каниш”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Kültepe”
  • Slovenian: “Kültepe”
  • Spanish: “Kültepe”
  • Swahili: “Kültepe”
  • Swedish: “Kanesh”
  • Turkish: “Kaneš”
  • Turkish: “Kanesh”
  • Turkish: “Kaniş”
  • Turkish: “Karahöyük”
  • Turkish: “Kültepe”
  • Turkish: “Neša”
  • Ukrainian: “Каніш”
  • Urdu: “کولتپہ”

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