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

Region:
Mediterranean
Province:
Gaziantep
District:
Islahiye
Village:
Zincirli

Destruction :
Illicit Digging - Contemporary Settlements - Attention

TAYEx:
Visited - 24/8/2001

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


Location: It is located in the Zincirli Village, north of Islahiye District, west of the provincial district of Gaziantep.
Geography and Environment: It is at the intersection near the exit of Fevzipasa train station of Beylan Geçiti, which provides pass over the Amanus mountain range in east-west direction [Özyar 2005:18]; it lies on the west shore of a small swamp in the plain.
Destruction Details: Contemporary settlement is partly set on the mound and soil taken from all slopes for building houses. Addition to these illicit digging is destructing the site too [TAYEx 24.8.2001].


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