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Kenan Tepe |
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Mound | |||||
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Altitude:
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530 m | |||||
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Region:
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Southeastern Anatolia | |||||
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Province:
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Diyarbakir | |||||
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District:
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Bismil | |||||
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Village:
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Kenan | |||||
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Destruction :
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Agriculture | |||||
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TAYEx:
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Visited - 15/9/2001 | |||||
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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: The site is located about 15 km east of the Bismil District in Diyarbakir Province; close to the Diyarbakir-Batman motorway. |
| Geography and Environment: Kenan Tepe is a large multi-period site composed of a tall central mound and extensive lower town stretching off to the northeast of the main mound. The site lies on a natural terrace and the top of the main town is 56.3 m above the Tigris River. The visible mounding extends for 225 m from southeast to northwest and 350 m from southwest to northeast. The Tigris River flows to the east of the mound and the road leading to the mound runs to the west. To the southeast; the village of Sefalik can be seen on a hill. |
| Destruction Details: Kenan Tepe is partly destructed by agricultural activities [TAYEx 15.9.2001]. |
