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  • Arslantepe

  • Arslantepe

    Arslantepe, also known as Melid, is an archaeological site locted on the Tohma River, a tributary of the upper Euphrates, Malatya Province, Turkey. The site has been inhabited since the Uruk period, and it includes many archaeological remains dating back to the Bronze and Iron Ages. The site was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2021.
    The site is a UNESCO World Heritage site with the official name, Arslantepe Mound.
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    Arslantepe
    by Klaus-Peter Simon, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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    Arslantepe

    World Heritage Site

    Date of Inscription

    2021

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    Historic Cities and Regions

    Location

    Turkey

    Malatya

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    Fourth Millennium BC

    Uruk Period

    Bronze Age + Hittite

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    Bronze Age & Hittite Monuments

     

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