UNESCO · 2021
Arslantepe Mound
Cultural Malatya iii
Overview
UNESCO sites and what they mean
Arslantepe is a tell in Malatya with thousands of years of occupation and one of the earliest known palaces. Its seal archive and metalwork show a bureaucratic state taking shape long before the familiar empires.
Arslantepe is a deep tell near Malatya with a long sequence from the Chalcolithic to the Iron Age. Its Early Bronze Age palace and the famous swords are among the earliest evidence of a centralized state in the region. The site is compact and best visited with the Malatya museum.
UNESCO
2021
Cultural
iii
Getting there
Practical information
Province
Airports
- MLX · Malatya Havalimanı
Top attractions
TaşhanGündüzbeyYeni CamiİspendereOzan AnıtıMillet HanKanlı KümbetÇırak Konağı
Local flavours
Kiraz Yaprağından Sarma KöfteAnalı Kızlı KöfteMercimekli Çiğ KöfteMalatya MutfağıIspanaklı Ekşili Köfte
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