Historical place profile
Gaziantep
Gaziantep, also referred to as Antep, is located in southeastern Turkey. The site has a long history of settlement that begins in the Neolithic period. The site has a significant Hittite presence. Some scholars suggest it is the site of the Hellenistic city of Antiochia ad Taurum.
Record details
- Research ID
- catholon:place:pleiades:534964140
- Catalogue ID
- pleiades:534964140
- Place type
- settlement, settlement-modern
- Coordinates
- 37.061176, 37.379309
- Precision
- precise
- Locator semantics
- representative_point_not_boundary
Historical description
Gaziantep, also referred to as Antep, is located in southeastern Turkey. The site has a long history of settlement that begins in the Neolithic period. The site has a significant Hittite presence. Some scholars suggest it is the site of the Hellenistic city of Antiochia ad Taurum.
Geographic evidence
The coordinates are a representative_point_not_boundary. They identify a research anchor and do not by themselves assert an ancient administrative boundary or the full extent of the settlement.
Provenance: TAVO Index
Source and reuse
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Research path
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