Archaeological ruins of the palace complex with walking paths, information panels and audio guide system.
7 km from Malatya. The cultural deposit of Arslantepe Mound, located in Orduzu Town near the western shore of the Euphrates River (Karakaya Dam Lake) in the northeast, is 30 meters high and spreads over an area of 4.5 hectares. B.C. From 6000 AD. It was inhabited until the 11th century A.D. 5-6. It was used as a Roman village between the centuries and later completed its settlement as a Byzantine Necropolis (cemetery).
The first excavations in Arslantepe were started by a French team under the direction of Louis Delaporte in the 1930s, and permanent excavations have been continued since 1961 by a team at ‘La Sapienza University’ in Rome, Italy.
As a result of the excavations carried out in the mound; B.C. An adobe palace dating back to 3300-3000 BC, a temple dating back to 3600-3500 BC, more than two thousand seal impressions and high-quality metal works were found. The data obtained shows that at that time, Arslantepe was an official, religious and cultural center where the aristocracy was born and the first form of state emerged.
The corridor walls of the palace are decorated with print motifs and murals. The presence of many seal impressions in various parts of the building reveals the intensity of administrative activities and the work of a large number of civil servants. While the mound exceptionally witnesses the emergence of the first State society in the Near East, it exhibits unique architectural features despite being associated with the 4th millennium BC Uruk civilization.
Arslantepe Ruins have been serving as an open-air museum since 2011. It was recorded on the World Heritage List by UNESCO in 2021.
An adobe palace dating back to 3300-3000 BC, a temple dating back to 3600-3500 BC, more than two thousand seal impressions and high-quality metal works were found. The data obtained shows that at that time, Arslantepe was an official, religious and cultural center where the aristocracy was born and the first form of state emerged.
In 2000, Arslantepe was used as the city of the Hittite Empire, which expanded towards the Euphrates River, under the name Melidia-Meliddu. This settlement was used as a Late Hittite city surrounded by earth walls, similar to the Hittite cities of Central Anatolia, with its city gate and courtyard opening on the north-eastern slope of the hill.
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It is one of the largest mounds in Turkey.
It hosts the precious treasures of our ancient civilization. Arslantepe Mound is just one of these treasures. We registered the Arslantepe Mound on the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List in 2014, and we submitted our candidacy file to UNESCO to permanently register this important heritage of ours.
Arslantepe Mound, which is on the UNESCO World Heritage List in Malatya, was partially affected by the earthquakes centered in Kahramanmaraş.
Mound (also called Hüyük, Öyük or Üyük) is the name given to the old settlements that have been covered with soil over time and turned into hills. Mounds are generally multi-phase settlement accumulations overlapping each other and show a layering extending back into t ol
As an archeology term, mound is used to mean artificial, elevation, hill consisting of village, town and city ruins that have been placed on top of each other since the Neolithic Age. The main reason for these formations is that the settlement structures were made of basic materials such as stone, adobe and soil.
A place where you can witness history. The mound, which was inhabited from 5500 BC to the 11th century AD, was used as a Roman village between the 5th and 6th centuries AD and later completed its settlement as a Byzantine Necropolis. One of the places to visit and see. I say definitely go. Free entry. We loved the cat that greeted us at the door and followed us throughout the trip. The statues were magnificent. History is flowing.
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