Doliche

About 10km/6mi northwest of Gaziantep near the village of Dülük are the sparse remains of Gaziantep's ancient rival Doliche, which until 637 far exceeded Gaziantep in importance. The site of a temple to Jupiter Dolichenus, Doliche was later made a bishopric, and gave the surrounding area its name, Teluch. After surrendering to the Arabs without a fight, and despite construction of a frontier fortress during the reign of Haroun el Rachid (786-809), the town ceded its dominancy to Ayntap further to the southeast. There are some rock tombs which are worth seeing.