StartseiteAbout the Excavation Project

About the Excavation Project

  • Why Doliche?

    Doliche is strategically located at the transition between the Taurus foothills and the northern Syrian plateau on the main route between Cilicia and the Euphrates…

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  • Urban Area of Doliche

    The ancient settlement area of Doliche was located on Keber Tepe, a natural, saddle-shaped elevation that juts out into the fertile plain of Nizip Çay…

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  • The Commagene Landscape

    The landscape of Kommagene stretches between the Taurus Mountains and the Euphrates. Today it is part of south-eastern Turkey, but in ancient times it was…

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  • Research History

    As the home of Iuppiter Dolichenus, Doliche was a place of supra-regional importance. Despite this, modern research initially paid little attention to the city. The…

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