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Büyük Kolpinar Tümülüsü

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Büyük Kolpınar Tümülüsü
Type:
Tumulus
Altitude:
m
Region:
Black Sea
Province:
Samsun
District:
Atakum
Village:
Esenevler
Investigation Method:
Survey
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It is located in a place about 250 m above Samsun-Ankara motorway which is at a dominating position for the sea; in Esenler Quarter in Atakum District of Samsun Province. The tumulus appears in the Samsun Culture Inventory which was achieved after the surveys organized by the Samsun Special Provincial Administration Directorship of Development and Construction in 2009.It is 40 m in diameter and 8 m in height.
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