Anavarza

With the receding of water in the Seyhan Dam Lake in the southern province of Adana, some part of the ancient city of Augusta has come to light.

The ancient city of Augusta, founded by the Roman Emperor Tiberius, was flooded by the Seyhan Dam Lake in 1955.

The 2020 excavations in the ancient city of Anavarza, which is on the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List as it bears the cultural traces of the Hellenistic, Roman, Byzantine, Sassanid and Ottoman periods, have been completed. New findings in the ancient city in the southern province of Adana's Kozan district have caused excitement among the archaeologists.

Restoration work has been completed in the gate of the ancient city of Anavarza, one of the most important settlements in Anatolia on the UNESCO World Heritage Temporary List.

The gate was built in memory of the victory of the Romans against the Persians in the 3rd century and is called the "Triumphal Arch." With the recent restoration work, the arch has gained its former glory.

A gate in the ancient city of Anavarza, which was built by the Romans in the 3rd century B.C. after their triumph against the Persians and called it the Triumphal Arch, is being restored.

The "historical duty" of Hatun Dilci, who has retired with a certificate of success after serving in the ancient city of Anavarza as a guard for 34 years, is now continued by her son.

A headless female statue of Hygieia, attached to a statue of Eros, has been uncovered in the ancient city of Anavarza. Officials hope to find the head of the statue

Excavations in the ancient city of Anavarza, located in the southern province of Adana, have unearthed new city walls from the 8th and 9th centuries. 

Recent works in Adana's large, ancient city of Anavarza have unearthed a battle field of gladiatorsOngoing excavations in the 2,000-year-old ancient city of Anavarza, located in the southern province of Adana's Dilekkaya village, have unearthed a battle field of gladiators for the first time. 

Hatun Dilci, who lives in the modest village of Dilekkaya in Turkey's southern province of Adana, displays dozens of priceless historical artifacts in her garden with the permission of the museum directorate. The village lies at the foot of the hilltop on which the Anavarza Fortress sits.

One of the largest monumental arches remaining on Turkish soil is set to become a major tourist attraction in the southern province of Adana.