SALKIMLI ROCK AREA SETTLEMENT

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Salkımlı (Zaraki) Hamlet, located within the borders of Batman city center, is located 0.95 km northeast of Kantar Bridge and 3.20 km northwest of Çayüstü village.

The area, which is now settled as a small hamlet, was also inhabited in previous phases. In this settlement area, there are rock dwellings, cisterns connected to the waterway, and a rock-cut step system. Some of the rock dwellings in the area are still used as living spaces and some as animal shelters, surrounded by stone. In addition, during the documentation work, ceramic finds that can be dated to the Middle Ages were encountered intensively.