Alternative name | Me-Turnat |
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Location | Diyala Governorate, Iraq |
Region | Mesopotamia |
Coordinates | 34°12′52″N 45°5′5″E / 34.21444°N 45.08472°E |
Type | ancient city |
Height | 6 meters |
History | |
Periods | Isin-Larsa, Old Babylonian, Kassite, Neo-Assyrian |
Site notes | |
Excavation dates | 1978 - 1984 |
Archaeologists | Na'il Hannoun and Burhan Shakir |
Condition | ruined - inundated |
Me-Turan (also Mê-Turan) is an archaeological site in Diyala Governorate Iraq comprising the modern Tell Haddad and the two mounds of Tell al-Sib (also Tell as-Sib). In Neo-Assyrian times it was known as Me-Turnat. It was excavated as part of the Hamrin Dam salvage project.[1]