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From Kültepe to Koramaz Valley: Assyrian merchants and Mimar Sinan

A route from the Çifte Kümbet, built for Melike Adile Hatun, to the mound of Kaniş-Karum, the trading colony of Assyrian merchants, then to Koramaz Valley with its 42 rock-cut churches and the building in Ağırnas restored as the house where Mimar Sinan was born.

Estimated duration
~4 h
Straight-line distance (estimate)
~25 km
Getting around
By car
Stops
4 stops

Duration and distance are estimates. Distance is the straight-line sum between stops; the actual road is longer. Check with a maps app before you set off.

Safety and caution

Do not leave the marked paths at the Kültepe excavation site. Some rock-cut churches in Koramaz are poorly maintained; do not enter sections at risk of collapse.

Route map

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Numbers show the order of stops; the dashed line is a straight-line link between stops, not the actual road.

Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).

Stops

  1. 1

    Start

    Tomb (türbe)

    Çifte Kümbet (Melike Adile Kümbet)

    Melikgazi, Kayseri

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  2. 2

    ~16 km from the previous stop (straight line)

    Mound (höyük)

    Kültepe (Kanesh-Karum) Archaeological Site

    Kocasinan, Kayseri

    ~15.63 km as the crow flies from the previous stop

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  3. 3

    ~6.7 km from the previous stop (straight line)

    Hiking trail

    Koramaz Valley

    Melikgazi, Kayseri

    ~6.75 km as the crow flies from the previous stop

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  4. 4

    ~3.1 km from the previous stop (straight line)

    House museum

    Ağırnas Mimar Sinan House

    Melikgazi, Kayseri

    ~3.1 km as the crow flies from the previous stop

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