Çiçekalan is a neighbourhood of the municipality and district of Birecik, Şanlıurfa Province, Turkey.[1] Its population is 238 (2022).[2] It is located on the east bank of the Euphrates, very close to the Syrian border.[citation needed]
Çiçekalan | |
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  Çiçekalan Location in Turkey  Çiçekalan Çiçekalan (Şanlıurfa) | |
| Coordinates: 36°52′51″N 38°03′29″E / 36.8808°N 38.0581°E | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Şanlıurfa |
| District | Birecik |
| Population (2022) | 238 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
Archaeology
editThere are four archaeological mounds near the village: Değirmen Höyük, Küçük Kale Tepe, Camuz Tepe, and Tiladir Tepe.[3]: 66–7
- Değirmen Höyük has a surface area of 180x120 m and reaches a height of 20 m tall.[3]: 66 First identified by G. Algaze et al. in 1994, it is estimated to be from the Early Bronze Age.[3]: 66
- Küçük Kale Tepe is a small mound dated to the Hellenistic and Roman periods.[3]: 66
- Camuz Tepe has been dated to the early-middle Paleolithic, the Iron Age, and the Roman period.[3]: 66
- Tiladir Tepe is by far the largest, with a total surface area of 610x200 m and a height of 5 m.[3]: 66 It has been dated to the Pottery Neolithic, late Chalcolithic, Bronze Age, Iron Age, and Byzantine periods.[3]: 66–7
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ^ "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g Çelik, Bahattin (2008). Arkeoloji'de Urfa (PDF). Istanbul: Fsf Printing House. ISBN 978-975-585-992-7. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
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