Konuklu, Şanlıurfa

Konuklu is a neighborhood in the Haliliye district of Şanlıurfa Province, Turkey.[3]: 25  As of 2000, its population was 2,198 (1,133 male and 1,065 female).[2] It is the site of Kazane Höyük, an archaeological site that covers 40 hectares, making it the largest in the Southeastern Anatolia Region.[3]: 25–7  The site dates to the Halaf and Ubaid periods of the Chalcolithic era, the early Bronze Age, and the Iron Age.[3]: 25–6  Excavation started in 1992 and as of 2008 an area of about 400 square meters has been excavated.[3]: 26  Remains of houses from the late Chalcolithic were found with mud brick, adobe, and pisé walls and plastered floors.[3]: 26  According to excavator Patricia Wattenmaker, the settlement at Kazane Höyük was a large town surrounded by thick city walls around 1800 BCE.[3]: 26 

For other uses, see Konuklu.
Konuklu
Konuklu is located in Turkey
Konuklu
Konuklu
Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 37.12632°N 38.84858°E / 37.12632; 38.84858[1]
CountryTurkey
ProvinceŞanlıurfa
Population
 (2000)[2]
 • Total2,198

References
  1. "Geonames Search". Do a radial search using these coordinates here.
  2. Genel nüfus sayımı 2000: Şanlıurfa. T.C. Başbakanlık Devlet İstatistik Enstitüsü. 2002. p. 63. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
  3. 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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