Old name: Doliche
Dülük/Doliche was the site of a temple to Zeus Dolichenus as well as of an even earlier temple to Mithras. In the vicinity there was a rock-cut necropolis and other individual tombs. Renewed excavations since 2015 have also uncovered the remains of a 4th-century triple-aisled basilican church with an unexpected bema, proving that settlement here continued into Byzantine times.
Around the village
If you get off the bus beside the cemetery and turn right you will come to the station. Cross the railway lines and ahead you’ll see a rocky outcrop with caves cut into it and a line of picnic kiosks running up to it. This is the main part of the Dülük site and is guarded which should ensure a hassle-free visit. Stepped platforms run a short way into the caves where you can see assorted carved niches and steps. When I visited there were no information boards. 
Return to the bus stop and walk ahead towards the main square. On the right you’ll pass the office of the Mühtarlık (Headman) with, lined up along the wall, some pieces of Roman stonework, perhaps from the temple of Zeus Dolichenus. There’s a rough map of what to see around the village too.
Beside the main square the village mosque looks completely modern although it’s approached via a stripy arch with what look like Selçuk carvings on it. In the courtyard a couple more pieces of Roman stonework serve as simple fountains.
Turn left beside the mosque and you’ll come to some striking rock formations. There are meant to be rock-cut churches in the vicinity but I was prevented from exploring them by young boys who crowded round and wouldn’t leave me alone.
Transport info
Dülük is served by city buses from Gaziantep (Antep) which suggests that it’s a suburb. In reality, it’s out on its own in the fields, a good 45 minutes’ ride away from the town centre.
Take a Beylerbeyi bus 12 km from Balıklı, the busy main bus stop in the centre of Antep. It passes the Zeugma Museum so theoretically you could visit both attractions on the same trip.
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