Tilmen Hoyuk
Tilmen Höyük is an archaeological mound located near the town of Islahiye, in the Gaziantep province of Turkey. It is 225 meters in diameter and 21 meters high on the shores of Karasu River.Photo: Kpisimon, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: İslahiye, Türkiye’de tepe
- Also known as: “Tilmen Höyüğü”, “Tilmen Höyük”, “Tilmen Huyugu”, “Tilmen Hüyüğü”, and “Tilmen Hüyük”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Yelliburun and Karapolat.
Yelliburun
Village
Yelliburun is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of İslahiye, Gaziantep Province, Turkey. The village is populated by Kurds and Arabs, and had a population of 128 in 2022.
Karapolat
Village
Karapolat is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of İslahiye, Gaziantep Province, Turkey. Its population is 171. Karapolat is situated 3 km south of Tilmen Hoyuk.
Örtülü
Village
Örtülü is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of İslahiye, Gaziantep Province, Turkey. The village is populated by Kurds and had a population of 198 in 2022. Örtülü is situated 3 km northeast of Tilmen Hoyuk.
Tilmen Hoyuk
- Categories: hill, mound, archaeological site, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Gaziantep Province, Turkey, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.03029° or 37° 1′ 49″ northLongitude
36.70385° or 36° 42′ 14″ eastElevation
526 metres (1,726 feet)Open location code
8G9R2PJ3+4GOpenStreetMap ID
way 231331200OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=moundOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Turkish—“Tilmen Hoyuk” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Tilmen Hüyüğü”
- Dutch: “Tilmen Hüyüğü”
- German: “Tilmen Höyük”
- Hungarian: “Tilmen Höyük”
- Turkish: “Tilmen Höyük”
- Turkish: “Zalpa”
- Turkish: “Zalpuwa”
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