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Mezraa - Teleilat Höyüğü

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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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Historic Sites in Birecik

Birecik Kalesi

Birecik

Hacınebi Höyüğü

Birecik

Haci Mehmet Hoyuk

Birecik

Akarçay Höyük

Birecik

Değirmen Höyük

Birecik

Gre Virike Höyüğü

Birecik

Tiladir Tepe Höyüğü

Birecik

Akarçay Tepe Höyük

Birecik

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9.1 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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