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977 m · Akarçay Tepe Höyük or Akarçay Höyük is a mound located west of the Şanlıurfa city center, 15 km south of the Birecik district. The mound, approximately 350 x 150 meters in size, is 6 meters high.

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5.6 km · Mezraa Höyük is a mound located in the southwest of Şanlıurfa province, 7 km as the crow flies south of Birecik District, 1.5 km southeast of Mezraa Town, on the eastern bank of the Euphrates. The hill measures 180 x 140 meters and is 13 meters high from the plain level.

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6.6 km · Tiladir Tepe is a mound located southwest of the city center of Şanlıurfa, south of Birecik District, and about 700 meters north-northeast of Ziyaret Village. It is quite close to the Turkey – Syria border, 3.5–4 km north-northeast of Karkamış. The mound measures 600 x 200 meters and covers an area of 12.2 hectares. Located on the eastern bank of the Euphrates, on a rock right by the river, the mound is one of the important mounds of the region in terms of size.

6.7 km · Mezraa - Teleilat Höyüğü is a mound located northwest of the city center of Şanlıurfa, 5 km south of Birecik district, immediately west of and partially spread under Mezraa Village. The mound, which covers an area of 7 hectares, measures 450 x 160 meters and is 4 meters high.

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10.3 km · Carchemish, also spelled Karkemish, was an important ancient capital in the northern part of the region of Syria. At times during its history the city was independent, but it was also part of the Mitanni, Hittite and Neo-Assyrian Empires. In Roman times the city bore the name Europus..

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12.6 km · Birecik Castle is a historical castle located within the borders of Birecik district of Şanlıurfa Province. Due to the white limestone hill it was built on, its name is also known as White Castle.

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15.6 km · Hacınebi Höyüğü is a mound located northwest of the city center of Şanlıurfa Province, 5 km north of Birecik District, next to Uğurcuk Village. The mound, located in the section where the Euphrates River curves eastward in the region, is on and at the intersection of trade routes extending from Mesopotamia to Central Anatolia via the river valley. The hill is 240 x 140 meters in size and 7-2 meters in height.

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19.7 km · The ancient city of Zeugma, located in the Nizip district of Gaziantep, was founded around 300 BC by Seleucus I Nicator, one of Alexander the Great's generals. It served as an important trade and military center throughout history due to its strategic location on the Euphrates River. Although a significant portion of the ancient city was submerged by the Birecik Dam, the mosaics unearthed during rescue excavations are displayed in the Zeugma Mosaic Museum in Gaziantep. Zeugma is particularly known for the mosaics adorning its wealthy Roman villas, which are considered significant examples worldwide.

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