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Emircek (Ikiz) Tümülüsü

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Emircek (İkiz) Tümülüsü
Type:
Tumulus
Altitude:
m
Region:
Central Anatolia
Province:
Nigde
District:
Merkez
Village:
Kayirli
Investigation Method:
Survey
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It is located between Kayirli Beldesi and Gösterli Village in Merkez District of Nigde. The settlement appears in the Nigde Culture Inventory which was achieved after the surveys organized by the Nigde Province Culture and Tourism Directorship in 2009. Two tumuli facing to east other are located on the edges of a natural hill. The one on the left is bigger than the one on the right. They were formed with superimposed red brown soil. The top sides of the tumuli are pointed. They are 8-10 m in height.
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