Çatalhöyük

Çatalhöyük (English: Chatalhoyuk; , ; Turkish pronunciation:; also Çatal Höyük and Çatal Hüyük; from Turkishçatal "fork" + höyük "tumulus") is a tell (a mounded accretion resulting from long-term human settlement) of a very large Neolithic and Chalcolithicproto-city settlement in southern Anatolia, which existed from around 7500 BC to 5600 BC and flourished around 7000 BC. Çatalhöyük overlooks the Konya Plain, southeast of the present-day city of Konya (ancient Iconium) in Turkey, around 140 km (87 mi) from the twin-coned volcano of Mount Hasan. It is notable for its large size, apparent egalitarian social structure, and value as a well-preserved example of early Neolithic-era permanent human settlements.

In July 2012, it was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.