Akmonia was built on a high hill south of Ahat village in the Banaz district of Uşak, and like most of the historic sites in this province it lies on the Lydian Royal Road. Extensive mosaic floors have been found in the city, along with Roman and Byzantine pottery, the gymnasium area, building foundations, architectural pieces in stone and marble, the podia of two temples, and the hollow of the theatre.
Finds from the site are displayed at the Uşak Archaeological Museum, which is the place to see the movable material. Village minibuses from the Banaz bus station serve Ahat.
Getting there
- Access
- Village minibuses from the Banaz bus station serve the site.
When to go
- Climate
- Across Uşak as a whole, monthly mean temperatures run from 2.4 °C in January to 23.6 °C in August; the mean stays between 15 and 25 °C in May, June, July, August and September; rainfall is heaviest in December (85 mm) and lightest in August (13 mm). Long-term means for 1939-2025 from the Turkish State Meteorological Service (MGM).
