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🏛️ Tyana-Caesarea Mazaka

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🏛️ Tyana-Caesarea Mazaka
Ancient Roman city in central Anatolia, now Kemerhisar


🕐 3 min read · Updated 14 Mar 2026 at 23:26
📌 Fast Facts
  • Located in Niğde Province, central Türkiye, at approximately 1,300 metres elevation
  • Served as capital of the Cappadocia region under Roman and later Byzantine rule
  • Site contains remains of Roman fortifications, gates, and urban structures from the 1st–7th centuries
  • Modern settlement of Kemerhisar occupies part of the ancient site; archaeological investigation remains ongoing

Tyana-Caesarea Mazaka was a major urban centre in ancient Cappadocia, located on the eastern plateau of central Anatolia ...

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