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Melid
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Melid
Melid was an ancient city on the Tohma River, a tributary of the upper Euphrates rising in the Taurus Mountains. It has been identified with modern archaeological site Arslantepe near Malatya, Turkey. The site has been inhabited since the development of agriculture in the fertile crescent dating to the Uruk period.
Site Information
Country: Turkey
District: Malatya Province
Category: Historic Cities and Regions
Site History: Fourth Millennium BC
Oldest Culture: Uruk Period
Later Cultures: Bronze Age + Hittite
Site Features: Bronze Age & Hittite Monuments
UNESCO Tentative List
Official Name: Archaeological Site of Arslantepe
Date of Submission: 2014
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