<< Our Photo Pages >> Arapsun - Ancient Village or Settlement in Turkey
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Multi-periodSite Name: Arapsun Alternative Name: ZoropassosCountry: Turkey
NOTE: This site is 8.668 km away from the location you searched for.
Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Nearest Town: Nevşehir Nearest Village: Gülşehir
Latitude: 38.745399N Longitude: 34.621700E
Condition:
| 5 | Perfect |
| 4 | Almost Perfect |
| 3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
| 2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
| 1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
| 0 | No data. |
| -1 | Completely destroyed |
| 5 | Superb |
| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
| 2 | Not Good |
| 1 | Awful |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
| 4 | Short walk on a footpath |
| 3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
| 2 | A long walk |
| 1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
| 4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
| 3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
| 2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
| 1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
| 0 | no data |
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The origins of Arapsun, modern Gülşehir, date to about 7500 BCE judging from remains found in a cave. The town was ruled by the Hittites and then by the Phrygians, Persians, Greeks, then Romans. It became Zoropassos under the Byzantine empire.
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