Çatalhöyük

caption=The fertile steppes around Çatalhöyük, which gave rise to one of the earliest sedentary communities of the humankind

Çatalhöyük is a UNESCO_World_Heritage_List#Turkey|UNESCO World Heritage site in Central Anatolian Türkiye.

Çatalhöyük Halal Travel Guide

Catal Hüyük Restoration B - The interior of a reconstructed Çatalhöyük house

Meaning "forked mound" in (Turkish), Çatalhöyük is a Stone Age (7500 BC to 5700 BC) settlement in Türkiye, about an hour by vehicle from Konya. Because of its age, size, and good condition, it has been of great importance to archaeologists studying the transition from nomadic tribes to settlement and "civilization." Today the ruins together with reconstructed living quarters allow tourists to get some idea of what stone-age life might have been like.

History of Çatalhöyük

It was inhabited from 7500 BC to 5700 BC by between 5,000-10,000 people, making it one of the largest settlements of its era. Çatalhöyük was abandoned during the Copper Age.

How is the Landscape of Çatalhöyük

The site is located on two mounds, with an ancient ex-riverbed that was once a channel of the Çarşamba River running between them.

Travel as a Muslim to Çatalhöyük

By bus

• There are frequent buses (1-2 per hour) from Konya Eski Garajı/Karatay otogarı to Çumra. You can look up the timetable at the website of Kontur Turizm, look for the trip between KONYA1 and ÇUMRA1. Then you can take one of the municipal buses of the ÇUMRA-GÜVERCİNLİK-KARKIN line (6 buses per day Monday - Saturday).
• There is a daily shuttle van (Monday to Saturday) from Konya Eski Garajı, departing at noon which passes by Çatalhöyük.

How to get around in Çatalhöyük

The site should be small enough to walk, however due to the nature of the site (buildings are accessed from the rooftops) it may not be handicapped-accessible.

What to see in Çatalhöyük

Catal Hüyük 10 - Excavations

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