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Akalan Kalesi



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

Region:
Black Sea
Province:
Samsun
District:
Merkez
Village:
Çatmaoluk

Destruction :
Illicit Digging - Attention

TAYEx:
Visited - 4/9/2003

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


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].


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