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| Location: This site is 20 km off of Antakya city centre on a natural hill known as Hisarlıtepe on the West extension of Saman Mountain (Sem'an Mountain). It is within the limits of Sutaşı Locality of Samandağ Suburb [Pamir-Nishiyama 2011:299]. |
| Geography and Environment: The modern settlement covers the East, South and West of the mound. About 1 km at the East of the mound Orontes River makes a deep curve where the mountains rest and delta flatlands start. The morphologic structure of the area shows that after the river reaches the delta flatland the riverbed enlarges and the river stretches to an area which resembles a half-moon. The Mutayran Creek which flows through the North and West sides of the mound merges with Orontes Rives after 1.5 km in the Northwest. Sabuniye reaches to 5 km Northeast of Al Mina which is another well-known Iron Age harbour settlement that is 6 km away from the Mediterranean shores. The natural hill that the mound is built upon is the first significant height on the delta flatland of the Orontes River [Pamir-Nishiyama 2011:299-300]. |
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