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🏛️ Iconium-Ankyra
Ancient Roman city ruins in central Anatolia


🕐 2 min read · Updated 15 Mar 2026 at 14:21
📌 Fast Facts
  • Located in modern Ankara, Türkiye at 38.307777°N, 32.868609°E
  • Founded as Phrygian settlement; became Roman provincial capital under Augustus
  • Known as Ancyra in Roman sources; Iconium refers to earlier Phrygian period
  • Partially preserved ruins visible in Ankara's city centre and museum collections

Iconium-Ankyra represents the layered urban history of Anatolia, encompassing Phrygian, Hellenistic, and Roman periods. The site lies beneath ...

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