Mercimekkale Mound
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Location | Turkey |
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Region | Mercimekkale village, Muş Province |
Coordinates | 38°57′30″N 41°31′23″E / 38.958321°N 41.523083°E / 38.958321; 41.523083 |
Type | Hill |
Mercimekkale Mound (Turkish: Mercimekkale Höyüğü); is an archaeological site located 22 km north of Muş city center. The mound is on the east bank of the Murat River. It is located within the borders of Mercimekkale Village.
There is a castle belonging to the Eastern Roman Empire (Byzantine) period in the mound. The castle was built for communication, mail, observation purposes. Today, the site is completely covered with soil.[1] There is more than one mound around Mercimekkale mound. Mounds are directly related to the Hurrians and Urartians.
For the first time, it was declared a first degree protected area with the decision of the Van Cultural Heritage Preservation Board on June 27, 1990.[2]
References
- ^ "Höyükler ve Ören yerleri". Governorship of Muş (in Turkish). Retrieved 2023-10-03.
- ^ "Mercimekkale Höyüğü" (PDF) (in Turkish). Van Kültür Varlıklarını Koruma Kurulu. June 27, 1990. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 4, 2021.
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