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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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Erol said Arslantepe has an important place in the historical process. "Arslantepe is important in terms of the first swords known in the world, the first drainage system and the first statehood," he said. But there is still work to do in Arslantepe, including arrangements for a walking route, a new roof project and welcome center.