The sleepy town of Kemerhisar, formerly known as first Tuwanuwa, later on Tyana, is located in the southern part of famous Cappadocia. The area was first inhabited eight thousand years ago at the Neolitihic age. It was one of the main centers of the south-central Anatolia at the late Bronze age. An extremely advantageous location of the city contributed to its fast development. It is situated on a fertile plain, at the point that allows control of between Asia Minor and the Middle East. Nearby, there are the Cilician Gates, the narrow pass in the Taurus Mountains which is the most important corridor of communication between Cilicia, the Mediterranean coast and Anatolian Plateau.