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UNESCO’s designation draws visitors to Arslantepe Mound

The addition of the Arslantepe Mound in Türkiye to the UNESCO World Heritage List last year has brought the ancient site into view for visitors, according to a museum official. Director of the #Malatya Museum Samet Erol told Anadolu Agency that interest in the 8,000-year-old site in eastern Malatya province has increased after it was added to the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage Permanent List.

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"We are in a period where visitor potential and awareness increased," said Erol. "Our visitors are very curious about what kind of stages Arslantepe went through in the historical process and what the cultural layers are." Some 35,000 people visited Arslantepe in 2021 and the site saw the same number of visitors until July 2022.