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Malaliki Magarasi

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Malaliki Magarasi
Type:
Rock Shelter
Altitude:
m
Depth:
m
Length:
m
Region:
Southeastern Anatolia
Province:
Diyarbakir
District:
Silvan
Village:
Kazandagi

     


It is located 700 m far from the eastern bank of one of the creeks of the Sarim (Ramdenke) Brook; to the east-southeast of the Hokan Village; 9.5 km Northwest of the Batman dam fillings as the crow flies; Northwest of the Silvan District within the borders of the Diyarbakir provincial centre. Described as a big rock shelter by Rosenberg; it really has to be larger to be defined as cave settlement. Exact dimensions were not provided. It has been reported that it is located on a mountainous area near Malaliki; a modern village.
Location: This rock-shelter site is in the province of Diyarbakir; northwest of the town of Silvan; 9.5 km; as the crow flies; northwest of the Batman dam fill; east-southeast of the village of Hokan; on the east flank of one of the branches feeding the Sarim Stream; approximately 700 meters from this larger stream.
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