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Sumatar Harabesi
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🏛️ Ancient ruins

Sumatar Harabesi

Ruins · Turkey

Abandoned
unknown
Founded
—
Population
—
Coordinates
36.993, 39.337
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Why it was abandoned

🏛️ Ancient ruins

Detected automatically from the text: Sumatar Harabesi was an ancient watering place for semi-nomadic peoples located in the Tektek Mountains, 60 kilometers (37 mi) southeast of Urfa and 40 kilometers (25 mi) northeast of Harran, in modern-day Turkey.

History

Sumatar Harabesi was an ancient watering place for semi-nomadic peoples located in the Tektek Mountains, 60 kilometers (37 mi) southeast of Urfa and 40 kilometers (25 mi) northeast of Harran, in modern-day Turkey. A now deserted oasis, it consists of a set of ruins and tombs situated around a central mount of rock 50 meters (160 ft) in height and width.

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