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Üçtepe / Kerh |
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Mound | |||||
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Altitude:
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614 m | |||||
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Southeastern Anatolia | |||||
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Diyarbakir | |||||
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Bismil | |||||
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Village:
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Üçtepe | |||||
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Destruction :
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Contemporary Settlements | |||||
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Visited - 9/9/2001 | |||||
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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 immediate west (200-300 m) of the former Kerh or Kerh-i Dicle Village recently named as Üçtepe located 10 km west-southwest of the Bismil District; 40 km southeast of the Diyarbakir Province [Sevin 1990:pic.2] |
| Geography and Environment: It is located on the western bank of the Göksu Stream; one of the branches of the Tigris. It stands on a conglomeratic hill. It measures 44 m in height and 200x180 m in dimensions [Sevin 1990:103-104]. Overlooking the valley of Göksu; it looks like an oval hill inclining from south to north. |
| Destruction Details: The mound is being destructed by contemporary settlement. There are houses on east slope; a big cleft on northeast and the cemetery of village on southeast skirts [TAYEx 9.9.2001]. |
