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Mound | |||||
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Altitude:
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350 m | |||||
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Region:
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Southeastern Anatolia | |||||
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Province:
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Gaziantep | |||||
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District:
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Nizip | |||||
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Village:
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Toydemir | |||||
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Destruction :
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Dams | |||||
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Not visited - 18/8/2001 | |||||
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Registration State:
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Registered For detailed registration information please refer to Turkish pages. | |||||
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| Location: The site lies approximately 15 km north of Nizip District of Gaziantep; 25 km away from Birecik; 1.8 km east of Toydemir (Acemi) Village; at the western bank of Euphrates. |
| Geography and Environment: The mound; located near Euphrates; was discovered during the surface surveys conducted by G. Algaze. It covers an area of 21 hectares. However; according to the topographical observations in 1996; it covers an area of 6.4 hectares. |
| Destruction Details: Horum Höyük is flooded by the dam reservoir today [TAYEx 18.8.2001]. |
