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Girikihaciyan |
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Mound | |||||
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Altitude:
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750 m | |||||
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Region:
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Southeastern Anatolia | |||||
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Province:
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Diyarbakir | |||||
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District:
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Ergani | |||||
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Village:
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Ekinciler | |||||
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Destruction :
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Agriculture | |||||
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Visited - 7/9/2001 | |||||
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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: The site lies in Diyarbakir; approximately 20 km southeast of Ergani District; approximately 1 km east of Ekinciler Village (Asagi Ekinciyan); northeast of Ergani-Diyarbakir road. Ergani-Diyarbakir railway passes southwest of the mound. It is also known as Gerikihaciyan or Girikhaciyan. The location code of the site is R 56 / 25. |
| Geography and Environment: The 3 m high mound is located northeast of the broad Diyarbakir Plain; which is irrigated by Bogazçay and extends from Ergani to Diyarbakir with a pass to the North Syria Valley at the south. The mound; 175 m in diameter (250 m maximum); is used for agriculture in the present; and there are small fresh water springs around it. There are low hills covered with oaks at the northeast; and bushes at the west [Watson-Le Blanc 1990:5]. |
| Destruction Details: The mound is being used for agricultural activities and it is completely sown [TAYEx 7.9.2001]. |
