A view from Aphrodisias Ancient City in Karacasu district of Aydin, southwestern Turkey, on July 1, 2017. ( Aytuğ Can Sencar - Anadolu Agency )
By Fatih Hafiz Mehmet
ANKARA
The Aphrodisias archaeology site in southwestern Turkey has been included in UNESCO’s World Heritage List, according to a Turkish Foreign Ministry statement issued Sunday.
the decision was made during the a UNESCO World Heritage Committee session in Krakow, Poland, the statement said.
"Aphrodisias [...] is one of the most important archaeological sites of Turkey [...] with well-preserved sculptures, monuments, inscriptions, structures and marble quarries."
Aphrodisias is located within the borders of the southwestern Aydin province.
The number of inscribed properties of Turkey on the UNESCO World Heritage List has now reached 17.
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