Karatepe

Osmaniye · Museum

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Karatepe — Photo: Elelicht · CC BY-SA 3.0

Catalogue label

Type: Archaeology
Kind: Museum
Province / district: Osmaniye
Elevation: 216 m
Wikidata: Q1729026

About

Karatepe (Turkish, 'Black Hill'; Hieroglyphic Luwian: 𔐔𔖪𔑣𔗬𔐬𔓱‎, romanized: Azzattiwadaya; Phoenician: 𐤀𐤆𐤕𐤅𐤃𐤉‎, romanized: ʾztwdy) is a Neo-Hittite fortress and open-air museum in Osmaniye Province in southern Turkey lying at a distance of about 23 km from the district center of Kadirli. It is sited in the Taurus Mountains, on the right bank of the Ceyhan River. The site is contained within Karatepe-Aslantaş National Park.

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