Çayönü Mağaraları

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Çayönü Tepesi is a Neolithic settlement in southeastern Turkey which prospered from circa 8,630 to 6,800 BC. It is located forty kilometres north-west of Diyarbakır, at the foot of the Taurus mountains. It lies near the Boğazçay, a tributary of the upper Tigris River and the Bestakot, an intermittent stream. ()

Local name: Çayönü Höyük Coordinates: 38°12'51"N, 39°43'42"E

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Çayönü Mağaraları – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Çayönü, Ergani.

~1770 ftNW
Archaeological site
Çayönü
9 min walk • Çayönü Tepesi is a Neolithic settlement in southeastern Turkey which prospered from circa 8,630 to 6,800 BC. It is located forty kilometres north-west of Diyarbakır, at the foot of the Taurus mountains.
4 miNE
Locality
Ergani
103 min walk • Ergani, formerly known as Arghni or Arghana, is a district of Diyarbakır Province of Turkey. The district's area is 1489 km. Ergani District is located in the administrative as the Southeastern Anatolia Region, but as a geographical region it is located in Eastern Anatolia. The mayor is Ahmet Kaya.