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Turkey's Assos sets sights on UNESCO heritage tag
Turkey's Assos sets sights on UNESCO heritage tag
Archaeological Site of Assos in Turkey's northwestern Çanakkale province is eyeing the UNESCO World Heritage list. Click through for the story in photos...
Assos, also known as Behramkale, was one of the most important port cities of the ancient age and possesses crucial cultural heritage from the region’s Roman period, including an antique theater, agora, necropolis and walls.
The site, located 17 kilometers (11 miles) south of Ayvacık district, was accepted in the UNESCO Tentative List of World Heritage on April 15, 2017.
According to the UNESCO website, Assos, as a significant polis in the Archaic Period, has maintained its important role in the region until the Byzantine times.
Speaking to Anadolu Agency, head of the Assos excavations, Prof. Nurettin Arslan of Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University, said the site has drawn the interest of foreign and domestic visitors.
He added many tourists visited the site in 2018 compared to the last year.
Turkish archaeologists started excavations at Assos in 1981.
The protection, promotion and restoration of the ancient city and the historic city are all undertaken by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, the Governorship of Çanakkale and the local administration of the Behramkale village.
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