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Mound | |||||
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Altitude:
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870 m | |||||
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Eastern Anatolia | |||||
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Province:
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Elazig | |||||
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Merkez | |||||
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Village:
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Asvan | |||||
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Destruction :
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Dams | |||||
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Not visited - 15/8/2003 | |||||
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| Location: It was located immediate west of the Asvan (Muratçik) Village; northeast of the Hidirbey Sub-District; 35 km northwest of the Elazig Province; on the southern banks of the Murat River which was formerly a branch of the Euphrates until the construction of the Keban Dam. It; now; lays beneath the reservoir waters of the Keban Lake. It is coded under N 52/ 4. |
| Geography and Environment: It is an oval shaped; high and big hill on the first terrace of the Euphrates. The top hill is flat; and the slopes are steep. It measures 15 m in height and 130x110 m in dimensions. The spring originating from the conglomerate bedrock was probably the main criteria for the occupation. |
| Destruction Details: The mound is flooded by dam reservoir [TAYEx 15.8.2003]. |
