Çayönü
Çayönü Tepesi is a Pre-Pottery Neolithic settlement in Diyarbakır Province where excavations have traced the continuous transition from hunter-gatherer life to farming and animal husbandry, making it one of the more extensively dug sites of its era. Active from around 8,630 to 6,800 BC, it sits at the foot of the Taurus mountains near the Boğazçay, a tributary of the upper Tigris. Its monumental tradition connects it to Göbekli Tepe, though Çayönü used decorated stelae rather than the T-shaped pillars characteristic of that site.
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- Nearest water from center 0.2 km0.1 mi
- Nearest mountain from center 12 km7.7 mi
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Çayönü: quick answers
Where is Çayönü?
Çayönü is in Diyarbakir, Türkiye, about 55 km34 miles in a straight line from Diyarbakır.
How do you get to Çayönü?
The nearest airport is Diyarbakır (DIY), about 1 hr 34 min away by road. The nearest train station is Ergani, about 15 min away by road.
What's the weather like in Çayönü?
The warmest month is July, averaging 29°C85°F across day and night; the coolest is January, at 1°C33°F. The wettest month is January, with about 110 mm4.3 in of precipitation. (Monthly averages, 1991–2020.)
What's in Çayönü?
OpenStreetMap lists 1 place of worship within 2 km of the centre.
What's near Çayönü?
Other Wandering Well picks within 60 km include Konacik, Palu and Çermik district.