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Roman Road of Ankara

Ankara · Archaeological site

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Catalogue label

Kind
Archaeological site
Province / district
Ankara
Elevation
885 m
Wikidata
Q6044801

About

The Roman Road of Ankara or Cardo Maximus is an ancient Roman road in Ankara, the capital of Turkey. The road was found in 1995 by Turkish archaeologist Cevdet Bayburtluoğlu. It is 216 metres (709 ft) long and 6.7 metres (22 ft) wide. Many ancient artifacts were discovered during the excavations along the road and most of them are currently displayed at the Museum of Anatolian Civilizations.

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Visiting here? The next 5 places nearby

The best-known places close by, in the shortest order from Roman Road of Ankara: about 2.7 km and 35 min of travel, plus roughly 5 h for the visits.

  1. 0.2 km · 3 min on foot

    War of Independence Museum

    Ankara, Altındağ

  2. 0.3 km · 4 min on foot

    Ankara Palas

    Ankara, Altındağ

  3. 0.4 km · 5 min on foot

    Stamp Museum

    Ankara, Altındağ

  4. 0.8 km · 10 min on foot

  5. 1.0 km · 14 min on foot

Directions for this routeDistances are straight-line estimates adjusted for roads; check each museum's hours before you go.

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