Konuklu
Konuklu is located in Turkey
Konuklu
Konuklu
Location in Turkey
Konuklu is located in Şanlıurfa
Konuklu
Konuklu
Konuklu (Şanlıurfa)
Coordinates: 37°07′35″N 38°50′55″E / 37.1263°N 38.8486°E / 37.1263; 38.8486
CountryTurkey
ProvinceŞanlıurfa
DistrictHaliliye
Population
 (2022)
7,813
Time zoneTRT (UTC+3)

Konuklu is a neighbourhood of the municipality and district of Haliliye, Şanlıurfa Province, Turkey.[1] Its population is 7,813 (2022).[2] Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town (belde).[3][4]

It is the site of Kazane Höyük, an archaeological site that covers 40 hectares, making it the largest in the Southeastern Anatolia Region.[5]:25–7 The site dates to the Halaf and Ubaid periods of the Chalcolithic era, the early Bronze Age, and the Iron Age.[5]:25–6 Excavation started in 1992 and as of 2008 an area of about 400 square meters has been excavated.[5]:26 Remains of houses from the late Chalcolithic were found with mud brick, adobe, and pisé walls and plastered floors.[5]:26 According to excavator Patricia Wattenmaker, the settlement at Kazane Höyük was a large town surrounded by thick city walls around 1800 BCE.[5]:26

References

  1. Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  2. "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  3. "Law No. 6360". Official Gazette (in Turkish). 6 December 2012.
  4. "Classification tables of municipalities and their affiliates and local administrative units" (DOC). Official Gazette (in Turkish). 12 September 2010.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 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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