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Akarçay Höyük |
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Chalcolithic EBA |
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Mound | |||||
Altitude:
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357 m | |||||
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Region:
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Southeastern Anatolia | |||||
Province:
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Sanliurfa | |||||
District:
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Birecik | |||||
Village:
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Akarçay | |||||
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TAYEx:
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Not visited - 2/9/2001 | |||||
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Registration State:
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Registered For detailed registration information please refer to Turkish pages. | |||||
Location: This site is 900 m Southeast of Akarçay Village that is approximately 15 km South of Birecik Suburb of Sanliurfa City. |
Geography and Environment: The site is on a terrace which is possibly created in Late Pleistocene Age overlooking Euphrates River Bed and it is 180 m between North and East Edges, and 160 m between East and West. The summit of the mound is 357 m of altitude. Its North slope is steep and other directions are slopped in benches. |
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