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Ziyaret Tepe Höyüğü

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Tushhan was a Neo-Assyrian provincial capital in the upper Tigris region. It was rebuilt by the ruler Ashurnasirpal II and survived until the end of the Neo-Assyrian period around 611 BC.

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Giricano Höyüğü

4.6 km · Giricano Höyük is a mound located 11 km southeast of Bismil District, Diyarbakır Province, on the north bank of the Tigris River. The hill, which overlooks the river, is 170 x 120 meters in size and 25 meters high. It is 3 km northwest of Ziyaret Tepe Höyük and 2 km north of Hakemi Use.

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Müslümantepe Höyüğü

12.7 km · Müslümantepe Höyüğü is a mound located on the northwest edge of Şahintepe Village, connected to Bismil District, Diyarbakır Province, on the southern bank of the Tigris River. It was established on a peninsula-shaped natural rocky outcrop that widens towards the Tigris from the south, in a valley suitable for agriculture, and also enters the valley floor from the south. It is 22 km away from Bismil District. This rocky outcrop creates a favorable situation for the defense of the settlement.

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Körtik Tepe

16.9 km · Körtik Tepe, also known as Körtiktepe, is a mound located right next to Ağıl village, which is part of the Bismil district of Diyarbakır province. Before the mound was discovered, this area was used as agricultural land.

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Hirbemerdon Tepe

19.5 km · Hirbemerdon Tepe is an archaeological site in Turkey located in the east of Diyarbakir Province, on the western bank of the Tigris River, 40 km (25 mi) east of Bismil, Turkey. The settlement began in the fourth millennium BCE during the Chalcolithic era, and continued to the time of the Ottoman Empire. The earliest pottery at the site is similar to the chaff-faced ware of Uruk period.

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