Çukuriçi Höyük
Çukuriçi Höyük is a prehistoric Tell settlement on the Aegean coast of western Turkey. It is located about 1 km southeast of the ancient city of Ephesus, near the present city of Selçuk in the province of İzmir.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Cukurici, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: tell in Selçuk, Izmir, Turkey
- Also known as: “Cukurici Hoyuk”, “Cukurici Mound”, and “Çukuriçi Mound”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ephesus and Library of Celsus.
Ephesus
Photo: Kadellar, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ephesus is a UNESCO World Heritage Site with magnificent Roman ruins. It's in the Central Aegean region of Turkey 4 km west of Selçuk and 19 km northeast of the beach resort of Kuşadası.
Library of Celsus
Ruins
Photo: Benh, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Library of Celsus is an ancient Roman building in Ephesus, Anatolia, located near the modern town of Selçuk, in the İzmir Province of western Turkey. Library of Celsus is situated 2 km northwest of Çukuriçi Höyük.
Bouleuterion (Ephesus)
Theater building
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Bouleuterion (Ephesus) is a theater building, which is situated 1½ km northwest of Çukuriçi Höyük.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Çamlık and Şirince.
Çamlık
Village
Photo: warrenlemay, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Çamlık is a village, which is situated 5 km southeast of Çukuriçi Höyük.
Şirince
Photo: Elelicht, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Şirince, formerly Kirkince or Çirkince, is a village nestled in the hills in Central Aegean Region, Turkey, 15 minutes from Selçuk, 20 minutes from the ancient site of Ephesus. Şirince today is very popular with Turkish tourists, especially on weekends.
Yeniköy
Village
Yeniköy is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Kuşadası, Aydın Province, Turkey. Its population is 922. Yeniköy is situated 7 km south of Çukuriçi Höyük.
Çukuriçi Höyük
- Categories: tell, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Selçuk, İzmir Province, Turkey, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
37.92915° or 37° 55′ 45″ northLongitude
27.35942° or 27° 21′ 34″ eastOpen location code
8G99W9H5+MQOpenStreetMap ID
way 620408965OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q272932
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Turkish—“Çukuriçi Höyük” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Çukuriçi Höyük”
- French: “Cukurici Hoyuk”
- French: “Çukuriçi Höyük”
- German: “Cukurici Höyük”
- German: “Çukuriçi Höyük”
- Turkish: “Çukuriçi Höyüğü”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Çukuriçi Höyük”. Photo: Cukurici, CC BY-SA 4.0.