Kharpoot
Elazığ · Archaeological site
Photo: HALUK COMERTEL · CC BY 3.0
Catalogue label
- Type
- Archaeology
- Kind
- Archaeological site
- Province / district
- Elazığ
- Elevation
- 1,270 m
- Wikidata
- Q8195601
About
Harpoot (Turkish: Harput) or Kharpert (Armenian: Խարբերդ, romanized: Kharberd) is an ancient town located in the Elazığ Province of Turkey. It now forms a small district of the city of Elazığ. In the late Ottoman period, it fell under the Mamuret-ul-Aziz Vilayet (also known as the Harput Vilayet). Artifacts from around 2000 BC have been found in the area. The town is famous for its Harput Castle, and incorporates a museum, old mosques, a church, and the Buzluk (Ice) Cave. Harput is about 1,100 kilometres (700 mi) from Istanbul.
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Location
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