Tyana
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Tyana (Ancient Greek: Τύανα), earlier known as Tuwana (Luwian: 𔑢𔗬𔐤𔔂) during the Iron Age, and Tūwanuwa (Hittite: 𒌷𒌅𒌋𒉿𒉡𒉿) during the Bronze Age, was an ancient city in the Anatolian region of Cappadocia, in modern Kemerhisar, Niğde Province, Central Anatolia, Turkey.[1][2][3]
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Location | Kemerhisar, Niğde Province, Turkey |
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Region | Cappadocia |
Coordinates | 37°50′53″N 34°36′40″E |
Type | Settlement |
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Condition | In ruins |
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It was the capital of a Luwian-speaking Neo-Hittite kingdom in the 1st millennium BC.