Gaziantep,Turkey

Rich in culture and history,Gaziantep is one of Turkey's commercial centers.What was once a small,sleepy town famous for its pistachio nuts soon became a modern city filled with high rise apartments and buildings.At the heart of the Gaziantep,is an ancient Kale (Citadel),which dates back some 9,000 years.But aside from that everything else fairly new.Gaziantep is a perfect spot for history lovers and aficionados.Ruins that belong to the stonr age, Calcohilitic, Copper Age, Hittite, Mitani Assyrian, Roman and Byzantine and Islam Turkish periods are scattered across the area.Some important artifacts from Neolithic.Hittite, and Roman times are housed in the Archeological Museum.