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Imamoglu Höyük



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Type:
Mound
Altitude:
693 m
Diameter:
m- Direction:

Region:
Eastern Anatolia
Province:
Malatya
District:
Battalgazi
Village:
Imamli

Destruction :
Dams

TAYEx:
Not visited - 15/8/2003

Registration State:
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Location: It was located 800 m southwest of the Imamli Village of the Battalgazi District; northeast of the Malatya Province. It has been partly damaged by the flooding of the Karakaya Dam. It remained like an island for a long period of time. The latest excavation held in 1987 was conducted when it was an island. It is coded under P50 / 3.
Geography and Environment: Imamoglu Höyügü was located on a cobbled alluvial cone formed probably by the Euphrates; where the Höyük Stream and the Kirmizi Stream join. It was overlooking the Euphrates. It measured 14 m in height and 100 m in diameter. It was a conic hill with steep slopes. There was a small terrace on the north.
Destruction Details: The mound is flooded by dam reservoir [TAYEx 15.8.2003].


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