Gobekli Tepe, the megalithic monument of hunter-gatherers in south-eastern Anatolia
Background
Gobekli Tepe is on the UNESCO World Heritage List as a property of Turkiye.
It stands in the Germus mountains of south-eastern Anatolia.
It was inscribed in 2018 under criteria (i), (ii) and (iv).
Its monumental round-oval and rectangular megalithic structures were built by hunter-gatherers in the Pre-Pottery Neolithic period.
The site's T-shaped limestone pillars reach 5.50 metres in height and carry reliefs of wild animals; some show abstract human forms with belts and loincloths.
The inscribed property covers 126 ha with a buffer zone of 461 ha.
Location:
Germus mountains, south-eastern Anatolia
Inscribed:
2018
Pillar height:
up to 5.50 metres
Property area:
126 ha
Why it matters for exams: Turkiye's World Heritage properties are standard geography and culture material, and Gobekli Tepe is the one most often cited for prehistory.
Kerala PSCUPSC
In plain words
Anatolia The Asian peninsula forming most of Turkiye — Also called Asia Minor; it lies east of the Turkish Straits.