Karahan Tepe
A Pre-Pottery Neolithic site in the Şanlıurfa region, related to nearby Göbekli Tepe and also marked by T-shaped stone pillars. It may be one of the earliest known villages, dated to between 10,000 and 9500 BC.
- Where
- Şanlıurfa, Şanlıurfa, Türkiye
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 37.0916, 39.3027
Get the Karahan Tepe stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Karahan Tepe. 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 Şanlıurfa volume with your photos and a note.
Near Karahan Tepe
Harran 35 km
An ancient town of Upper Mesopotamia, about 40 km south-east of Urfa, mentioned in the Bible as a home of Abraham. It is known for its beehive houses of mud brick, built in clusters of domes, and the ruins of its old university and walls.
Göbekli Tepe 37 km
A Neolithic site near Şanlıurfa, built from around 9500 BC, before pottery or farming towns. Its circles of great T-shaped stone pillars, carved with foxes, boars and snakes, are among the oldest known megaliths in the world.
Şanlıurfa Archaeology and Mosaic Museum 47 km
Two museums side by side in Şanlıurfa, holding finds from Göbekli Tepe, Karahan Tepe and Harran, and from sites flooded by the region's great dams. The mosaic museum covers Roman floor mosaics found in the city itself.
Mount Nemrut 111 km
A 2,150-metre mountain in the eastern Taurus whose summit carries what is thought to be a royal tomb from the 1st century BC. Great stone heads of gods and kings, toppled from their statues, sit on its terraces, and people climb up to see them at sunrise.
Diyarbakır City Walls 122 km
The great black basalt walls that enclose Sur, the old city of Diyarbakır, with an inner citadel above the Tigris. They run for several kilometres with towers and gates, and long stretches can still be walked.
Arslantepe 166 km
A mound near Malatya holding the ancient city of Melid, on a tributary of the upper Euphrates. Its layers record thousands of years of settlement, from early temple-palaces to the Hittite-era city whose stone lions gave the site its name.
Zeugma Mosaic Museum 170 km
One of the world's largest mosaic museums, opened in Gaziantep in 2011 to hold the floors of the Roman villas of Zeugma. Its best-known piece is the Gypsy Girl, a fragment of a face whose eyes seem to follow you across the room.
Gaziantep Castle 170 km
A castle on a mound in the centre of Gaziantep, first used as a lookout under the Hittites and built up into a fortress in Roman times. Its round towers and moat ring the hilltop above the old bazaars.
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Questions
Where is Karahan Tepe?
Karahan Tepe is in Şanlıurfa, Şanlıurfa, Türkiye. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Harran (35 km), Göbekli Tepe (37 km), Şanlıurfa Archaeology and Mosaic Museum (47 km).
How do I get the Karahan Tepe stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Karahan Tepe and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Şanlıurfa volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Karahan Tepe before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Şanlıurfa volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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