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Çayönü
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This article is about the settlement in Turkey. For the village in Cyprus, see Kalopsida.
For other uses, see Çayönü (disambiguation).
Çayönü Tepesi is a Neolithic settlement in southeastern Turkey which prospered from circa 8,630 to 6,800 BC.[1] It is located in Diyarbakır Province forty kilometres north-west of Diyarbakır, at the foot of the Taurus mountains. It lies near the Boğazçay, a tributary of the upper Tigris River and the Bestakot, an intermittent stream. It is an early example of agriculture.
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![]() The site of Çayönü, in southeastern Turkey | |
Location | Diyarbakır Province, Turkey |
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Coordinates | 38°12′59″N 39°43′35″E |
Type | Settlement |
History | |
Founded | 8,630 BC[1] |
Abandoned | 6,800 BC[1] |
Periods | Neolithic |
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