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Akpinar |
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Mound |
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Altitude:
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790 m |
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Region:
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Southeastern Anatolia |
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Kilis |
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District:
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Merkez |
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Merkez |
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Survey |
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| Akpinar Höyügü lies in Demirciler quarter of Kilis. Its location also called as Iceri Bahce (Sekerin Höyügü). The mound has been arranged as a park by Kilis Municipality. A playground; fountain; teahouse and a parking lot built on the mound by cutting its top section. There are olive groves around the mound and a spring on its west skirt. The site has been discovered by a team conducted by E. Özgen in 2000. Collected material is dated to Neolithic; Chalcolithic; EBA; MBA and Hellenistic/Roman Period. It takes place in the registered archaeological sites list prepared by Ministry of Culture and Tourism. |
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