Anatolia

Anatolia, (Turkish: Anadolu) refers to the lands of modern Turkey, the western part of Asia starting with Amenian, Georgian and Iranian borders to the east, Black Sea to the north, Syria and Iraq to the Southeast, Mediterranean Sea to the south and finally Aegean Sea to the west combining to Europe up on the north west of the country via Turkish Straits along with The Marmara Sea in Turkey.

The result of being home for various civilizations throughout the history such as Assyrians, Hittites, Phrygians, Urartu, Lydians, Persians, Greeks, Armenians, Romans, Georgians, Seljuk Turks, Ottomans and Turkish Republic makes Anatolia one of the richest archaeological site all around the world.

Map of Anatolian Civilizations at around 14th century BC

Göbekli Tepe (The Potbelly Hill) sanctuary built around 12.000 years ago near Şanlıurfa city at the Southeastern Anatolia Region of Turkey is thought to be the oldest human-made religous structure dating back to 10th millenium BC