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Deniz Kanali

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Deniz Kanalı
Type:
Water Construction
Altitude:
m
Region:
Eastern Anatolia
Province:
Erzurum
District:
Pasinler
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Investigation Method:
Survey
Period:
Middle Iron Age

     


It is a channel flowing towards southwest, issuing from Büyükdere in the Pasinler District of Erzurum. Like all other channels in the region, it flows through a dirt road. It passes through the villages of Keyvank and Müceldi, joins with the Aras Brook to the north of Sos Höyük. Built during the Urartian Period for irrigation of the cultivation areas, the channel still maintains its function at present.
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