🏛️ Adana-Mopsouhestia
Mopsouhestia was an important port city and commercial center in ancient Cilicia, located in what is now southern Turkey near the modern city of Adana…
Lesser-known places, events, trails, and historical sites
Mopsouhestia was an important port city and commercial center in ancient Cilicia, located in what is now southern Turkey near the modern city of Adana…
UNESCO World Heritage Site…
Melitene-Satala was a significant Roman military installation in the eastern frontier province of Cappadocia. Founded in the 1st century CE, the fortr…
Korykos-Diokaisareia Olba comprises the overlapping remains of two ancient settlements on the Cilician coast, approximately 50 kilometers east of Mers…
UNESCO World Heritage Site…
Milet was one of the most influential cities of ancient Ionia and served as a major port and intellectual center throughout antiquity. The site preser…
The Magnesian Gate was a monumental Roman gateway structure positioned on the road network connecting the ancient city of Ephesus to Magnesia ad Maean…
UNESCO World Heritage Site…
Termessos and Kibyra represent two major urban centers of ancient Lycia, a region in the southwestern corner of the Anatolian peninsula. Both settleme…
UNESCO World Heritage Site…
UNESCO World Heritage Site…
Colonia Comama-Apollonia represents a dual-named Roman settlement established in southwestern Anatolia during the Imperial period. The site preserves …
UNESCO World Heritage Site…
Mount Huangshan, often called "the loveliest mountain of China," is a UNESCO World Heritage Site renowned for its breathtaking scenery and unique ec…
Tarsus-Podandos represents a stratified archaeological site preserving remains of an ancient Cilician settlement that flourished under Greek, Roman, a…
Ephesos (Ephesus) was one of the most significant cities of the ancient Mediterranean world, serving as a principal port and cultural centre of the Ro…
Attaleia-Termessos comprises the scattered ruins of an ancient mountain settlement established in the Hellenistic period and occupied through the Roma…
UNESCO World Heritage Site…
UNESCO World Heritage Site…
The Youngest Toba eruption ranks among the most colossal volcanic events of the past two million years. Occurring approximately 74,000 years ago in wh…
UNESCO World Heritage Site…
Iconium was a significant city in the Roman province of Galatia and later Lycaonia, serving as a major crossroads on trade routes between the Mediterr…
Ningbo Sanjiangkou marks the southern terminus of the Grand Canal, where this 1,700-kilometre artificial waterway completes its journey from Beijing a…
UNESCO World Heritage Site…