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SOBESSOS ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE On the Ürgüp–Soğanlı road, 30 km from Ürgüp in Şahin Efendi village, Sobessos Ancient City displays living spaces unearthed through excavations. The meeting hall covering roughly 400 m² is remarkably interesting. Having two rooms and a large hall, the meeting hall floor is adorned with mosaics skillfully crafted using colored stones and glass. Tomb structures are located in the other two rooms. The building dates to the mid-4th and 5th centuries. On the floor of the room decorated with geometric motifs in diverse stones, swastika, meander, and cross motifs formed of braided hair patterns are noteworthy. A chapel added over the meeting hall near the east wall dates to the mid-6th century. In the city's bath complex, visitors see the mosaic apodyterium (dressing room), tepidarium (warm room), caldarium (hot room), and a semicircular-supported cistern. Belonging to the Late Roman Period, this structure underwent functional changes in Early Christianity. Though mentioned in ancient sources, this Ancient City was discovered only in 2002; while its mystery remains, the unearthed spaces arouse great curiosity. DOWNLOAD MUSEUM BROCHURE NEARBY MUSEUMS ÇAVUŞİN CHURCH ZELVE-PAŞABAĞLAR ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE EL NAZAR CHURCH DARK CHURCH GÖREME ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE KAYMAKLI UNDERGROUND CITY