Mahalaҫ Tepe Church

Turkey / Karaman /
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A ruined Byzantine church or chapel on Mahalaҫ Tepe, the highest peak of Karadağ. The structure was built of stones at least partly reused from a late or Neo-Hittite monument inscribed for the Great King Hartapu, which may also have stood on this site as a mountaintop sanctuary.
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Coordinates:   37°23'57"N   33°8'51"E
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