Mount Karadag [Karaman / Turkey]

The slopes of the volcano have always been inhabited. In fact, catalhoyuk one of the earliest neolithic settlements in anatolia, is located at the north-west of the volcano, and there are Hittite inscriptions on the hills at the south-east of the mountain. Ancient Derbe, which is one of the towns Paul the Apostle had visited, is situated on the east slopes of the mountain. During the early ages of Christianiti, the towns on the mountain were religious centers. There are ruins of early Byzantine settlements all around the mountain and the region is called Binbirkilise. However, after Christianity was well established in big cities, the settlements on the mountain lost their religious importance.

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