Bin Tepe Lydian Royal Tumuli Necropolis
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The Bin Tepe Lydian Royal Tumuli is a colossal royal necropolis of 119 monumental earthen mounds in Salihli, Manisa, inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2025. Dominated by the giant Tumulus of King Alyattes, it represents one of antiquity's most impressive monumental burial landscapes.
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Manisa · salihli
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- Ionia & Aeolis
- Hellenistic era