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Mound | |||||
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Altitude:
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420 m | |||||
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Region:
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Black Sea | |||||
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Province:
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Samsun | |||||
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District:
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Merkez | |||||
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Village:
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Çatmaoluk | |||||
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Destruction :
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Illicit Digging - Attention | |||||
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Visited - 4/9/2003 | |||||
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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 is a fortified settlement which lies 2 km to the south of the Yeniköy Quarter in the Çatmaoluk Village, 18 km to the southwest of Samsun. |
| Geography and Environment: It was founded on the steep slope of a high plateau. To the south, north, and west, it is delimited by the Karadere Brook, a tributary of the Kürtün Stream spilling into the Black Sea, and its tributaries. |
| Destruction Details: The settlement has been severely damaged by illicit diggings [TAYEx 4.9.2003]. |
