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Menekse Çatagi |
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Mound | |||||
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Altitude:
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7 m | |||||
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Region:
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Marmara | |||||
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Province:
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Tekirdag | |||||
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District:
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Merkez | |||||
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Village:
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Gazioglu | |||||
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Destruction :
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Agriculture | |||||
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Visited - 27/5/2000 | |||||
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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 both banks of the Menekse Stream on rocky terraces; on the shore of the Marmara Sea; 50 m south of the Tekirdag-Istanbul motorway; 12 km east of the Tekirdag Province. |
| Geography and Environment: Flat hills lying on both banks of the Menekse Stream are named as West and East hills. In the section where the eastern and western mounds are located; shores of Marmara constitute a seaside cliff; 10 m high; formed by sandstone rocks. Beneath the cliff lie small beaches. There are two fresh water springs near the mound. The western mound measures 100x60x3 m while the eastern mound has two elevations; one measuring 2 m in height and 60 m in diameter east to the stream; and the other one being a flat elevation situated 200 m east of the stream. A portion of the eastern settlement has been truncated by the Marmara Sea. |
| Destruction Details: The settlement is surrounded by fields and a large part of the mound is being used for agriculture [TAYEx 27.5.2000]. |
