Çiçekalan

Çiçekalan
Neighbourhood
Çiçekalan is located in Turkey
Çiçekalan
Çiçekalan
Location in Turkey
Çiçekalan is located in Şanlıurfa
Çiçekalan
Çiçekalan
Çiçekalan (Şanlıurfa)
Coordinates: 36°52′51″N 38°03′29″E / 36.8808°N 38.0581°E / 36.8808; 38.0581
CountryTurkey
ProvinceŞanlıurfa
DistrictBirecik
Population
 (2022)
238
Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)

Çiçekalan is a neighbourhood of the municipality and district of Birecik, Şanlıurfa Province, Turkey.[1] Its population is 238 (2022).[2] It is located on the east bank of the Euphrates, very close to the Syrian border.[citation needed]

Archaeology

There are four archaeological mounds near the village: Değirmen Höyük, Küçük Kale Tepe, Camuz Tepe, and Tiladir Tepe.[3]: 66–7 

  • Değirmen Höyük has a surface area of 180x120 m and reaches a height of 20 m tall.[3]: 66  First identified by G. Algaze et al. in 1994, it is estimated to be from the Early Bronze Age.[3]: 66 
  • Küçük Kale Tepe is a small mound dated to the Hellenistic and Roman periods.[3]: 66 
  • Camuz Tepe has been dated to the early-middle Paleolithic, the Iron Age, and the Roman period.[3]: 66 
  • Tiladir Tepe is by far the largest, with a total surface area of 610x200 m and a height of 5 m.[3]: 66  It has been dated to the Pottery Neolithic, late Chalcolithic, Bronze Age, Iron Age, and Byzantine periods.[3]: 66–7 

See also

References

  1. ^ Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  2. ^ "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g Çelik, Bahattin (2008). Arkeoloji'de Urfa (PDF). Istanbul: Fsf Printing House. ISBN 978-975-585-992-7. Retrieved 8 November 2022.


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