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Aydin | |||||
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Nazilli | |||||
Village:
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Esenköy | |||||
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Registered For detailed registration information please refer to Turkish pages. | |||||
Location: It is located on a very steep slope in the modern Esenköy Village (former name Arpaz) to the south of the Nazilli District of the Aydin Province. It lies to the south of the Meander River; at the beginning of the Akcay (Harpasus) Valley [Varinlioglu 1996:124; Varinlioglu 1997b:297-298]. |
Geography and Environment: It is believed that the tumuli on the hills extending from Harpasa to the north were built under the Lydian influence [Varinlioglu 1996:124]. |
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