Kilistra Ancient City
The closest archaeological information about the ancient city settlement of Kilistra, located on the historical King road, is that the ancient city settlement was first discovered in BC.3. It indicates that it was inhabited in the century. It has been revealed as a result of scientific researches that the ruins, which was built as an ancient rock-carving settlement, had a population density in the Hellenistic and Roman periods, and was rapidly inhabited and grown during the Christian period. It is thought that the ancient city of Kilistra was built by carving the hills of natural volcanic rocks. The structures that partially resemble the Cappadocia fairy chimneys seem to be similar to the ancient cities of Adıyaman Perre and Mardin Dara. It shows that the ruins in the ancient city of Kilistra are more characteristic in terms of faith settlement in the understanding of church and temple zoning. It shows that most of the structures such as Churches, large water cistern, Monastery, Chapel with Cross Pilan (Grave), watchtowers, shelters and ancient roads in the settlement bear traces of the early Christian period and that there were intense construction activities in this period.
