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Sardis and Bin Tepe

Also known as Sardis and the Lydian Tumuli of Bin Tepe, La vieille ville de Sardes et les tumuli lydiens de Bin Tepe, The Ancient City of Sardis and the Lydian Tumuli of Bin Tepe

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Location

Where it sits, and what is around it

Sardis and Bin Tepe is about 55 km east of Manisa. The nearest other World Heritage site is Pergamon, about 100 km away.

Nearest towns and cities

  • Manisa · about 244,000 peopleabout 55 km west
  • Aydın · about 199,000 peopleabout 70 km south
  • İzmir · about 2,587,000 peopleabout 80 km west
  • Söke · about 77,000 peopleabout 100 km south-west
  • Denizli · about 372,000 peopleabout 120 km south-east
  • Uşak · about 153,000 peopleabout 120 km east
Sardis and Bin TepeİzmirManisaAydınUşakMitiliniPergamonHierapolis-Pamukkale50 km
The site is ringed; towns and other World Heritage sites are shown for context, and the dashed circle is the size of the site's area.

Nearby World Heritage sites

The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies

Map of Sardis and Bin Tepe and the 5 nearest World Heritage sitesPergamon1Aphrodisias2Hierapolis-Pamukkale3Pythagoreion and Heraion of Samos4Pátmos Historic Centre5Sardis and Bin Tepe
Markers: square cultural, circle natural, diamond mixed.

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The official record

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