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15 Newly Discovered Churches at Binbir Kilise Suggest Lost Byzantine Pilgrimage Center in Anatolia
A new wave of archaeological discoveries in central Turkey is reshaping what we know about one of Anatolia’s most enigmatic sacred landscapes. In the volcanic highlands of Karadağ, north of Karaman, researchers have identified at least 15 previously undocumented churches and chapels within the historic Binbir Kilise region. The findings point to something far more…
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One of the World’s Oldest Churches Reopens in Aqaba, Dating Back to Around 290 AD
Jordan’s Red Sea port city of Aqaba has brought one of early Christianity’s rarest monuments back into public view. The Aqaba Archaeological Church, dated to around 290 AD, has officially reopened following a comprehensive restoration, reaffirming its place among the earliest known Christian churches in the world. A Church Built Before Christianity Was Legal What…
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Fifteen Newly Discovered Churches Shed Light on Forgotten Sacred Landscape in Central Türkiye
Archaeologists uncover hidden Byzantine religious structures in Karadağ’s volcanic highlands, reshaping the history of the “Binbir Kilise” region A recent archaeological survey in the volcanic highlands of Karadağ, located north of Karaman in south-central Türkiye, has revealed 15 previously undocumented churches and chapels in the ancient region known as Binbir Kilise—or “One Thousand and One…