Çatalhöyük
A mound on the Konya Plain holding one of the earliest large settlements known, lived in from around 7500 BC to 5600 BC. Its mud-brick houses were packed so tightly that people entered through the roofs, and it became a UNESCO site in 2012.
- Where
- Konya, Konya, Türkiye
- Grade
- UNESCO heritage
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 8 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 37.6675, 32.8283
Get the Çatalhöyük stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Çatalhöyük. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Konya volume with your photos and a note.
Near Çatalhöyük
Mevlâna Museum 36 km
The former lodge of the Mevlevi order, the whirling dervishes, in Konya. Under its green tiled dome lies the tomb of Rumi, the Sufi mystic and poet whose followers founded the order.
Ihlara Valley 144 km
A canyon 15 km long and up to 150 metres deep in the south-west of Cappadocia, with a river running along its floor. Its walls hold around 50 rock-hewn churches, and a path follows the water beneath them.
Alanya Castle 146 km
A medieval castle on the rocky peninsula above Alanya, its walls winding down the cliffs to the sea. It was largely built under the Seljuk sultan Alaeddin Keykubad in the 13th century, and the views over both beaches are wide.
Manavgat Waterfall 154 km
A broad, low waterfall on the Manavgat River, 3 km north of Manavgat town and close to Side. The falls are not tall, but a great volume of water spreads across a wide shelf, and it is best seen from above.
Side 162 km
A resort town built in and around the ruins of one of Turkey's best-known classical cities, on a small peninsula near Manavgat. The columns of the Temple of Apollo stand right at the water's edge, at their finest at sunset.
Aspendos 167 km
An ancient Greco-Roman city 40 km east of Antalya, known above all for its Roman theatre, one of the best preserved anywhere. The stage building still stands to its full height, and the theatre is still used for performances.
Cennet and Cehennem 176 km
Two large sinkholes in the Taurus Mountains, called Heaven and Hell. A path leads down into the larger one, where a small Byzantine chapel stands at the mouth of a cave, while the deeper one can only be looked into from above.
Kızkalesi 178 km
A small seaside town, the ancient Corycus, named after the castle that stands on an island just off its beach. A second castle faces it on the shore, and the island fortress can be reached by boat or a short swim.
Questions
Where is Çatalhöyük?
Çatalhöyük is in Konya, Konya, Türkiye. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Mevlâna Museum (36 km), Ihlara Valley (144 km), Alanya Castle (146 km).
How do I get the Çatalhöyük stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Çatalhöyük and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Konya volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Çatalhöyük before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Konya volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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