Turkey
İzmir Province
Bornova District

Yeşilova Höyük

Yeşilova Höyük is a höyük in the district of , , and is the oldest known prehistoric human settlement in the area of İzmir. It was occupied continuously from roughly 6500 to 4000 BC, and was covered with silt afterwards.
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  • Type: Archaeological site
  • Description: archaeological site in İzmir, Turkey
  • Also known as: “Yeşilova Mound”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Forum Bornova and Bornova Anatolian High School.

Shopping center
Photo: Enderender, Public domain.
is a shopping center, which is situated 1 km north of Yeşilova Höyük.

School
Photo: ToprakM, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a prominent school in . is situated 1 km northeast of Yeşilova Höyük.

Bus station
Photo: Dosseman, CC BY-SA 4.0.
İzmir Coach Bus Terminal is a bus terminal located in , . The bus station entered into service in December 1998. is situated 1¼ km south of Yeşilova Höyük.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mevlana and Bornova.

Suburb
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is a suburb.

Town
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is a municipality and district of , . Its area is 220 km2, and its population is 454,470. It is the third largest district in İzmir's metropolitan area and is almost fully urbanized at the rate of 98.6 percent, with correspondingly high levels of development in terms of industries and services. is situated 2½ km north of Yeşilova Höyük.

Quarter
is a densely populated zone of 's district. The main intercity bus terminal of - IZOTAŞ is situated in 's Işıkkent quarter and is minutes away from centre on foot. is situated 3 km south of Yeşilova Höyük.

Yeşilova Höyük

Latitude
38.44173° or 38° 26′ 30″ north
Longitude
27.21436° or 27° 12′ 52″ east
Open location code
8GC9C6R7+MP
Open­Street­Map ID
way 78432040
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Wiki­data ID
Q8053378
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Turkish—“Yeşilova Höyük” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “葉西洛娃丘陵”
  • German: “Yesilova Höyük”
  • German: “Yeşilova Höyük”
  • Hungarian: “Yeşilova Höyük”
  • Romanian: “Yeşilova Höyük”
  • Turkish: “Yeşilova Höyüğü”
  • “Yesilova Hoyuk”
  • “Yeşilova Höyük”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Yassıtepe Höyüğü and İpeklikuyu 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 “Yeşilova Höyük”. Photo: Moonik, CC BY-SA 3.0.