Göbekli Tepe covers about 22 acres (roughly 9 hectares) and contains at least seven stone circles.
Notes on verification
The "at least seven stone circles" figure is corroborated across sources. Site area of about 22 acres (9 hectares) follows the German Archaeological Institute and Smithsonian; Archaeology magazine gives 25 acres. Wording corrected on 1 Oct 2026 after independent review.
Sources
- The World's First Temple - Archaeology Magazine Archive (archive.archaeology.org)
- Gobekli Tepe: The World's First Temple? - Smithsonian Magazine (smithsonianmag.com)
- https://www.dainst.blog/the-tepe-telegrams/faq/ (dainst.blog)
- https://www.historicmysteries.com/archaeology/gobekli-tepe/324/ (historicmysteries.com)