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Ancient City

Yesemek Open Air Museum

Yesemek Ancient City is an important stone quarry and sculpture workshop dating back to the Late Hittite Period, located near Gaziantep’s İslahiye district. This center, believed to have been active particularly in the 8th century BC, met the sculpture needs of monumental structures in the region. The site contains hundreds of unfinished lion statues, sphinxes, and various relief drafts. These works are of great importance as they show the production stages of the sculptures step by step. Yesemek is a unique archaeological site that carries the power of Hittite art and the mastery of stone craftsmanship to the present day, being one of the largest open-air sculpture workshops in the Near East.

Overview

Yesemek Ancient City is an important open-air sculpture workshop dating back to the Late Hittite Period, located near Gaziantep’s İslahiye district. This site is a stone quarry and sculpture processing center where lion statues, sphinxes, and reliefs made of large basalt blocks were produced. The hundreds of unfinished sculptures unearthed reveal the artistic understanding and production techniques of the era. Yesemek holds great archaeological significance as it is known to be one of the largest open-air sculpture workshops in the Near East.

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Address

Yesemek, 27800 İslahiye/Gaziantep, Turkey

Open

Closes at 17:00

⏱️ 60 dk🏛️ Hittite

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Public transport is not available. There is a parking area.

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