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Anep Sirti



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Type:
Habitation Site / Workshop
Altitude:
m
Diameter:
m- Direction:

Region:
Southeastern Anatolia
Province:
Adiyaman
District:
Kahta
Village:
Dardagan

Destruction :
Dams

TAYEx:
Not visited - 29/8/2001

Registration State:
For detailed registration information please refer to Turkish pages.
     


Location: This open-air habitation site has recently been flooded by the Atatürk Dam Lake. It was east of the city of Adiyaman and close to the district of Kahta; situated on the flanks of the Anep Ridge southwest of the village of Dardagan; facing the Euphrates. Its survey code is T 52 / 16.
Geography and Environment: The high plateau that the villages of Dardagan; Keferkurus and the Anep Ridge lie on is cut by seasonal streams which have formed steep incising gorges.
Destruction Details: The site is flooded by dam reservoir today [TAYEx 29.8.2001].


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