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Mound | |||||
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Altitude:
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500 m | |||||
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Region:
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Southeastern Anatolia | |||||
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Province:
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Sanliurfa | |||||
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District:
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Birecik | |||||
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Village:
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Akarçay | |||||
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Destruction :
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Natural causes - Agriculture | |||||
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Visited - 14/8/2001 | |||||
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Registration State:
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Registered For detailed registration information please refer to Turkish pages. | |||||
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| Location: It lies on the road running from Birecik to the south in parallel to the Euphrates; 1.1 km northwest of the Akarçay Village; 15 km south of the Birecik District; 75 km southwest of the Sanliurfa Province [Ökse 1999a: fig.1]. It is located on the eastern bank of the river. |
| Geography and Environment: The piling of villages from various periods established on the first terrace of the Euphrates is reported to measure 15 m in height and 70x60 m in dimensions. It has been severely damaged. To the south; a section resulted from the removal of the soil is observed [Ökse 1999a:topographical plan at fig 2]. |
| Destruction Details: There is destruction caused by illicit diggers and soil removal on the mound which the archaeological excavations continue [TAYEx 14.8.2001]. |
