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🏛️ Amorion-Laodicea Katakekaumene Combusta

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🏛️ Amorion-Laodicea Katakekaumene Combusta
Ruined Byzantine fortress and Hellenistic city in central Anatolia


🕐 2 min read · Updated 16 Mar 2026 at 08:10
📌 Fast Facts
  • Located near Şuhut in Afyonkarahisar Province, Türkiye
  • Dual-site archaeology: Byzantine fortress (Amorion) overlying Hellenistic settlement (Laodicea Katakekaumene)
  • Amorion was a major Byzantine military stronghold until destroyed by Arab forces in 838 CE
  • Extensive excavations conducted by Koç University since 2007

This archaeological site comprises two chronologically distinct settlements layered across the same terrain in central Anatolia. The lower ...

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