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Neolithic IA |
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Mound | |||||
Altitude:
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1285 m | |||||
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Region:
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Central Anatolia | |||||
Province:
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Nigde | |||||
District:
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Merkez | |||||
Village:
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Aydinyurt | |||||
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TAYEx:
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Visited - 9/8/2002 | |||||
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Registration State:
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Registered For detailed registration information please refer to Turkish pages. | |||||
Location: This site lies east of the mosque of Tepebag; at Tepebag Meydan street; 1 km southeast of the village of Aydinyurt (also called Fertek); which is 4 km west of the city of Nigde. It lies 1;600 m northwest of the Bor-Nigde highway. |
Geography and Environment: The mound is 75x60 m at the base; 28 m high and lies in the orchards and vineyards west of the village of Nigde. Not to confuse the site with the other "Tepebaglari" sites; in all archaeological publications it is referred to as Nigde-Tepebaglari. The stream which springs from the southeastern part of the Melendiz Mountains flows by the village of Fertek and west of the mound. |
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