🏛️ Arslantepe Mound

Türkiye · Asia · Cultural · 38.38°N, 38.36°E

Arslantepe, also known as Melid, was an ancient city on the Tohma River, a tributary of the upper Euphrates rising in the Taurus Mountains. It has been identified with the modern archaeological site of Arslantepe near Malatya, Türkiye.

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Quick facts

Country	Türkiye
Continent / region	Asia
List type	🏛️ Cultural heritage site
Coordinates (approx.)	38.38°N, 38.36°E · view on map

Arslantepe Mound is a cultural World Heritage site in Türkiye, in Asia. For the living forecast of the area, open World Weather; the details of why Arslantepe Mound was inscribed are described by the sourced introduction above (from Wikipedia).

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