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Water Construction |
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Eastern Anatolia |
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Van |
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Özalp |
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Village:
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Seydibey |
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Survey |
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| It is situated 46 km northwest of Özalp District and 101 km northeast of Van. The nearest settlement to the pond is located 4-5 km west, and named Seydi Village. A few houses north of the pond compose Akçay meadow which is inside Seydibey Village borders. The pond is approximately at 2140 m altitude, 250 m south of the houses, and on the northeast skirts of the moderately high hill. Akçay Stream that flows in the east of the pond from south to the north provides the water of the pond. The water accumulated inside the pond was transported through a canal from the stream. The canal was built inside the ground, has a width of 1-1.5 m and a height of 60-80 cm. At present it is filled with dirt. The pond is roughly in the shape of a letter "U", and it is a barricade that blocks the north. The west end connects with a high hil, and the east wall continues a long distance towards the south section. The north section of the pond wall is approximately 76 m, and the southeast section is 92 m long. The total wall length is 168 m. The reason the wall is longer towards southeast is for protection against probable damages to be caused by Akçay Stream. Currently the pond is dry. At present the wall height inside the pond is approximately 1-2.5 m, and the height from outside the pond differs between 1.5-3.5 m. The thick layer of dirt collected on the walls inhibits measuring its length, height, and the detection of its construction technique. The location of the floodgate which is currently demolished is northwest of the wall, near the high hill in the west. Since it, and its surrounding area is covered with dirt, its form and size may not be measured nor guessed. There are many Urartu Fortresses in the region that can help date the construction of the pond. Based on this information, the pond may be dated to 7th century BC [Belli 2007:218-220]. |
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