Kimberly Peloquin
Nov 11, 20212 min
Updated: Dec 1, 2021
Gobekli Tepe site makes Stonehenge look shiny, new, and fancy. Gobekli Tepe is from 9500 to 8000 BC while Stonehenge is only from 3000 BC.
Experts are not quite sure from what this site originated, but many believe that Gobekli Tepe was a series of religious temples. It is thought that Gobekli Tepe is the first place of worship in the world. It represents one of the first locations where people started to gather and switch from hunter-gatherers to people that had permanent locations for things. Once people started to gather and the site grew, it is supposed that the location moved to a more easily accessible location near water.
Gobekli Tepe means potbelly hill. From a distance, the hill looks like a potbelly.
Views! You can see views on views on views. It is gorgeous in this region in Sanliurfa.
The archeological dig has a new museum with a lot of information about the dig. You can walk up a little breezeway to board a minibus and ride a short way to the dig. Once at the site, you can walk along a walkway around the dig to get a great view of the sight.
Once you arrive, it should only take you about an hour to walk around the site.
Kids will enjoy seeing the dig. The museum also offers some attractions for children.
You should be able to use a stroller on all of the walkways around Gobekli Tepe.
No age restrictions.
Gobekli Tepe is in Sanliurfa.
You will need a transfer to Gobekli Tepe. It is not in the middle of a city.
Tickets are 30 Turkish Lira.
You can get tickets included in your trip with SilkRoad Moments or at the door of the museum.
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