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Mound | |||||
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Altitude:
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670 m | |||||
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Region:
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Black Sea | |||||
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Province:
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Kastamonu | |||||
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District:
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Araç | |||||
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Village:
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Giremez | |||||
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Destruction :
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Illicit Digging - Agriculture - Attention | |||||
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TAYEx:
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Visited - 21/9/2003 | |||||
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Registration State:
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For detailed registration information please refer to Turkish pages. | |||||
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| Location: The site is located in Giremez (Yurttepe) village; northeast of Araç district of Kastamonu. |
| Geography and Environment: It is one of the sites found in the area around the villages which are located at the altitudes up to 850 m in both sides of the Araç stream flowing in the middle of the Araç district. There is a deep sheer cliff on the east-southeast part of the settlement and Giremez stream flows through this cliff. The settlement is located about 20-25 m high from the stream. |
| Destruction Details: Traces of illicit diggings were observed on the highest point of the settlement. The north-northeastern and northwestern sections are being damaged due to cultivation [TAYEx 21.9.2003]. |
