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Huyucek Destination Guide

Discover Huyucek in Turkey

Huyucek in the region of Şanlıurfa is a town located in Turkey - some 387 mi or ( 623 km ) South-East of Ankara , the country's capital .

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Local time in Huyucek is now 09:26 PM (Wednesday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Istanbul " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Damascus, Ar Raqqah, Tyre, Beirut, and Yukari Abasiye. When in this area, you might want to check out Damascus . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Huyucek ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Göbekli Tepe

Göbekli Tepe ("Potbelly Hill") is a Neolithic hilltop sanctuary erected at the top of a mountain ridge in the Southeastern Anatolia Region of Turkey, some 15 kilometers northeast of the town of Şanlıurfa (formerly Urfa / Edessa). It is the oldest known human-made religious structure. The site was most likely erected in the 10th millennium BCE and has been under excavation since 1994 by German and Turkish archaeologists.

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Located at 37.22 38.92 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: 10th millennium BC, Archaeological sites in Turkey, Archaeological sites of prehistoric Anatolia, Buildings and structures in Şanlıurfa Province, Eurasian shamanism, Historical religious sanctuaries, History of Şanlıurfa Province, Megalithic monuments in the Middle East, Natufian sites, Neolithic, Places of worship in Turkey, Prehistoric Anatolia, Religious buildings, Sacred mountains

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