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Gedikli / Karahöyük |
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Mound | |||||
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Altitude:
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540 m | |||||
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Region:
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Mediterranean | |||||
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Province:
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Gaziantep | |||||
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District:
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Nurdagi | |||||
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Village:
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Gedikli | |||||
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Destruction :
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Illicit Digging - Contemporary Settlements | |||||
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Visited - 26/8/2001 | |||||
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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 partly obscured by the village it was named after; 23-24 km northeast of the Islahiye District; northwest of the Gaziantep Province. Although it is locally known as Karahöyük; it is referred to as Gedikli in the archaeological literature to prevent any confusion with the other settlements called Karahöyük. |
| Geography and Environment: Gedikli Karahöyük is one of the biggest mounds of the plain. It measures 24 m in height and 240x190 m in dimensions. The eastern and western foothills and northern slope have been severely damaged due to removal of soil. The cemetery on the southeastern foothill came out as a result of such damage. |
| Destruction Details: There is a water reservoir on top and a big amount of soil taken from the mound. There are pits made by illicit diggers on north slope and west and south skirts of the mound are cut [TAYEx 26.8.2001]. |
