Tilbeş Höyük
Tilbeş Höyük is an ancient Near East archaeological site inundated by the Birecik Dam located in Şanlıurfa Province in southeastern Turkey. It lies on the left bank of the upper Euphrates river across the river from the Horum Höyük archaeological site.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Birecik Dam.
Birecik Dam
Dam
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Birecik Dam, one of the 21 dams of the Southeastern Anatolia Project of Turkey, is located on the Euphrates River 60 km downstream of Atatürk Dam and 8 km upstream of Birecik town 80 km west of Province of Şanlıurfa in the southeastern region of Turkey. Birecik Dam is situated 3½ km south of Tilbeş Höyük.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Toydemir and Belkıs.
Toydemir
Village
Toydemir, historically Acemi, is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Nizip, Gaziantep Province, Turkey. The village had a population of 84 in 2022. Toydemir is situated 4 km northwest of Tilbeş Höyük.
Belkıs
Village
Belkıs is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Nizip, Gaziantep Province, Turkey. The village is inhabited by Turkmens of the Barak tribe and had a population of 196 in 2022. Belkıs is situated 4½ km south of Tilbeş Höyük.
Aşağıçardak
Village
Aşağıçardak is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Nizip, Gaziantep Province, Turkey. The village is inhabited by Kurds of the Reşwan tribe and had a population of 308 in 2022. Aşağıçardak is situated 5 km north of Tilbeş Höyük.
Tilbeş Höyük
- Type: Locality
- Description: archaeological site in Turkey
- Category: hillfort
- Location: Birecik District, Şanlıurfa Province, Turkey, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
37.08543° or 37° 5′ 8″ northLongitude
37.87674° or 37° 52′ 36″ eastOpen location code
8G9V3VPG+5MOpenStreetMap ID
node 1941119141OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=moundOpenStreetMap feature
place=localityWikidata ID
Q6097368
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In Other Languages
From Russian to Turkish—“Tilbeş Höyük” goes by many names.
- Russian: “Тильбеш”
- Spanish: “Tilbes Höyük”
- Turkish: “Tilbeş Höyük”
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