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Kale Tepe 1 |
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Mound |
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Altitude:
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210 m |
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Region:
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Black Sea |
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Province:
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Samsun |
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District:
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Ladik |
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Village:
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Karaabdal |
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Survey |
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| It stands on a natural hill; immediate south of the Karaabdal Stream; 1 km southwest of the village named after the stream; 6 km northwest of Ladik District as the crow flies; southwest of Samsun Province. To the southeast of it are the location and stream of Kusyuvasi; and Büyük Alan-Karaabdal road; and to the north Yumurtatepe hill. It was discovered during a survey conducted under U.B. Alkim. It measures 15 m in height and some 250x300 m in dimensions in accordance with the distribution of the pottery. It is indicated as a third millennium BC settlement. |
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