Tilmen Hoyuk

Tilmen Höyük
Ancient city of Tilmen Höyük
Shown within Turkey
LocationGaziantep Province, Turkey
Coordinates37°01′48.216″N 36°42′15.214″E / 37.03006000°N 36.70422611°E / 37.03006000; 36.70422611
TypeSettlement
History
Founded4th millennium BC

Tilmen Höyük (also Tilmen Hüyük) is an archaeological mound located near the town of Islahiye, in the Gaziantep province of Turkey. It is 225 meters in diameter and 21 meters high on the shores of Karasu River. It is located on the western edge of the Sakçagözü Plain. It is very near the Amanos Mountains.

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