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Hirbemerdon Tepe |
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Mound | |||||
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Altitude:
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522 m | |||||
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Region:
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Southeastern Anatolia | |||||
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Province:
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Diyarbakir | |||||
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District:
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Bismil | |||||
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Village:
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Mesudiler | |||||
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Destruction :
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Agriculture | |||||
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Registered For detailed registration information please refer to Turkish pages. | |||||
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| Location: Hirbemerdon Tepe is located along the right bank of the upper Tigris River valley in southeastern Anatolia (Turkey) about 30 km east of Bismil in the Diyarbakir province. |
| Geography and Environment: At Hirbemerdon Tepe; the ancient settlements were built on top of a geological formation based on a Pliocene continental rock structure that characterizes the entire region. The site has a size of about 10.5 hectares. The site is bordered by the bed of the Tigris along the eastern side; while the northern side of Hirbemerdon Tepe has been eroded by a modern irrigation channel. |
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