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<< Our Photo Pages >> Aslankaya - Carving in Turkey

Submitted by davidmorgan on Friday, 08 December 2006  Page Views: 10130

Multi-periodSite Name: Aslankaya Alternative Name: Afyon Kybele Rock Relief, Afyon Cybele Rock Relief
Country: Turkey
NOTE: This site is 13.993 km away from the location you searched for.

Type: Carving
Nearest Town: Afyon
Latitude: 39.105400N  Longitude: 30.429623E
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
3 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
4 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
5 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
4

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Aslankaya
Aslankaya submitted by davidmorgan : A beautifully carved Phrygian shrine to Cybele. (Vote or comment on this photo)
A Phrygian shrine to Cybele, carved into an outcropping of volcanic rock.
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Aslankaya
Aslankaya submitted by davidmorgan : The shrine has been defaced on the inside - the seated Cybele is gone. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Aslankaya
Aslankaya submitted by davidmorgan : This really needs the morning sunlight. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Aslankaya
Aslankaya submitted by davidmorgan : You can just make out Cybele sitting on her throne with two lions inside the niche here. August 1993. (1 comment - Vote or comment on this photo)

Aslankaya
Aslankaya submitted by davidmorgan : Not easy to find, but a nice situation. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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