Turkish ancient city of Hypaipa comes to surface
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Published 08 Dec,2020 via Hürriyet Daily News - A 2,000-year-old ancient city in İzmir’s Ödemiş district, Hypaipa, will be added to Turkey’s trove of tourism destinations as excavations there have been ongoing.
Located five kilometers from the district in Günlüce neighborhood, the city is known as one of the most important cities in the Lydian era. The name of the ancient city, which is considered to serve as a cultural center during the Persians and Romans as well as the Lydians, is frequently mentioned in Byzantine-era sources. The city also has two big tunnels from the Roman era.
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