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Karahöyük / Erzin |
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Mound |
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Altitude:
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60 m |
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Region:
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Mediterranean |
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Province:
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Hatay |
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District:
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Erzin |
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Village:
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Merkez |
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Survey |
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| The mound with a flat top; measuring 15 m in height; lies 900 m south of Ceyhan-Iskenderun motorway; 8 km southwest of Erzin station on the railroad between Toprakkale and Iskenderun; southwest of Erzin District of Hatay Province. It is also called Erzin and housing activities continue on and around the mound. Architectural remains from the Late Roman Period are observed as well as sherds dating to the EBA, MBA, LBA and Iron Age collected from the surface [Seton-Williams 1954:159]. It takes place in the registered archaeological sites list prepared by Ministry of Culture and Tourism. |
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