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<< Text Pages >> Anazarbus - Ancient Village or Settlement in Turkey

Submitted by davidmorgan on Friday, 24 May 2013  Page Views: 1909

Multi-periodSite Name: Anazarbus Alternative Name: Anavarza, Justinopolis, Caesarea
Country: Turkey
NOTE: This site is 0.104 km away from the location you searched for.

Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Nearest Town: Ceyhan  Nearest Village: Dilekkaya
Latitude: 37.255754N  Longitude: 35.898903E
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
no data Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
no data 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.
3 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
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Ancient Cilician city in Adana Province, Turkey

A Cilician city with some pre-Roman structures. Named Caesarea when it became part of the Roman Empire and then Justinopolis in 525 CE by the Byzantine emperor, Justin I.

A triumphal arch, the colonnades of two streets, a gymnasium, a stadium and a theatre are the main features remaining. The city was watered by three now very ruined aqueducts.
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Restoration to start at ancient Anavarza by davidmorgan on Wednesday, 11 February 2015
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Archaeological excavations are continuing in the ancient city of Anavarza. The Roman-era ancient city, located close to the Dilekkaya village in the southern province of Adana, is currently hosting a team of 50 people under the scientific consultancy of Çukurova University academic Fatih Gülşen.

Gülşen said the excavations had been ongoing for two months so far.

“Works in the 250 meter part of the columned street is about to finish. The street is 2,700 meters long and 35 meters wide. We will start the restitution of 500 pieces that have fallen from the monumental entrance gate over time, and three broken columns have been unearthed with their pedestals so far. This work will start next month,” he said.

Gülşen added that Anavarza was one of the largest ancient cities in the world at its time.

“It covers an area of 1,143 square meters. It has a castle, victory gate, an amphitheater [sic], a temple, bath and king graves as well as aqueducts and a stadium. It is therefore one of the largest ancient cities in the world in terms of its footprint and characteristics. When all the artifacts underground are unearthed, Anavarza will become a significant culture and art center,” he said.

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