Small visitors centre and tiny museum all in one building. It's more informational, because there are more posters and information tables, than exhibits and all neolithic originals are in the Museum of Anatolian Civilizations located in Ankara, and in Konya Archaeological Museum. But there are also few of replicas on finds, for example of oldest dagger in the world. Visitors could also express their opinion in guest book. Whole area of Neolithic site of Çatalhöyük is located near city of Çumra.
How to get there?
From Konya, Take Road 715 to Karaman. 60km out of Konya, turn left to Çumra at a major crossroads with roundabout. Çatalhöyük is already signposted here. Drive through Içeriçumra to Çumra, c.12 km from the main road. Keep on that road. Finally in the centre of Çumra turn left in front of a modern mosque, then right 500m later, then immediately left again to cross the railway track. Çatalhöyük is signposted with several new signs in Çumra. After crossing the railway, the road to Çatalhöyük (another 20km) is signposted again. Keep on that road. After crossing the river, follow the road, keeping the river (and the big irrigation canal) on your left and you will eventually see the mound with the shelter on the right. Turn right into the access road (another battered roadsign) and park by the custodian's house.
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