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Samsin



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Type:
Mound
Altitude:
70 m
Diameter:
m- Direction:

Region:
Mediterranean
Province:
Osmaniye
District:
Kadirli
Village:
Koçyurdu

Destruction :
Agriculture

TAYEx:
Visited - 31/7/2001

Registration State:
For detailed registration information please refer to Turkish pages.
     


Location: This site lies northeast of the city of Adana; 15 km south of the town of Kadirli; 4 km east of the Ceyhan-Kadirli highway; along the dirt road that goes to the villages of Koçyurdu (Endel) and Eskiler.
Geography and Environment: The mound lies along a road; on the flanks of the Anti-Taurus Mountains. It is an oval-shaped mound which is 50x70 m in diameter and 7 m high.
Destruction Details: The mound has been fairly damaged due to plowing. On the top of it is a cement pool measuring 3x3 m. The northern section has also been damaged by an irrigation channel [TAYEx 31.7.2001].


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