Konuklu, Şanlıurfa
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Konuklu | |
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  Konuklu Location in Turkey  Konuklu Konuklu (Şanlıurfa) | |
| Coordinates: 37°07′35″N 38°50′55″E / 37.1263°N 38.8486°E | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Şanlıurfa |
| District | Haliliye |
| Population (2022) | 7,813 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
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
