Hirbemerdon Tepe

Historical Places Diyarbakır

Hirbemerdon Tepe is an archaeological site in Turkey located in the east of Diyarbakir Province, on the western bank of the Tigris River, 40 km (25 mi) east of Bismil, Turkey. The settlement began in...

Hirbemerdon Tepe - Diyarbakır
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About Hirbemerdon Tepe

Hirbemerdon Tepe is an archaeological site in Turkey located in the east of Diyarbakir Province, on the western bank of the Tigris River, 40 km (25 mi) east of Bismil, Turkey. The settlement began in the fourth millennium BCE during the Chalcolithic era, and continued to the time of the Ottoman Empire. The earliest pottery at the site is similar to the chaff-faced ware of Uruk period.

Hirbemerdon Tepe is considered to be an important archaeological site due to its strategic location near agricultural terraces by the Tigris River and local uplands. As a result, archaeologists consider it to provide valuable information on the transformation of the relationship between agricultural communities and nomadic pastoralist societies in northern Mesopotamia.

This description is taken from Wikipedia and published under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence. Hirbemerdon Tepe

Location and Access

Hirbemerdon Tepe is located in Diyarbakır. Coordinates are 37.77750, 41.01361. You can get directions from the map below. You can request a licensed local guide for Diyarbakır.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Hirbemerdon Tepe is located in Diyarbakır. Coordinates: 37.77750, 41.01361.

A visit of 1-2 hours is usually enough; it can be combined with other stops nearby into a half-day route.

Yes. You can request a licensed local guide in Diyarbakır and visit Hirbemerdon Tepe with a professional tour guide.

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