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Akarçay Höyük



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

Region:
Southeastern Anatolia
Province:
Sanliurfa
District:
Birecik
Village:
Akarçay


TAYEx:
Not visited - 2/9/2001

Registration State:
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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