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Tyana

Also known as Tuwanuwa

Tyana was an ancient city of southern Cappadocia in central Anatolia, at modern Kemerhisar near Niğde. Known to the Hittites as Tuwanuwa, it was the capital of the Neo-Hittite kingdom of Tuwana in the 8th century BCE. In Roman times it was a prosperous city on the road to the Cilician Gates, birthplace of the philosopher Apollonius of Tyana, and remains of its Roman aqueduct still stand.

Tyana
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Tyana. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/tyana
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