Gündoğan, Oğuzeli
mahalle (adminstrative quarter) in Oğuzeli, Gaziantep, south-central Turkey
Gündoğan, historically Turbessel (Syriac: Tel Bshir; Arabic: Tell Bāshir or Tel-Basheir; Armenian: Թլպաշար, romanized: Tʿlpašar; Turkish: Tilbeşar or Tilbaşar), is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Oğuzeli, Gaziantep Province, Turkey. Its population is 374 (2022). It was originally a fortress that played an important role in the Crusades, remnant of which is a tumulus.
History
Bronze Age
The site was occupied at the beginning of the 3rd millennium BC through the end of the 17th century BC, after which it was abandoned. It was located 50 km west of Carchemish.
According to archaeologist Alfonso Archi (2011), Gündoğan can be identified with the ancient city of Hassum (Hassuwan), the city that was mentioned in the Ebla tablets of about 2300 BC.
Early Bronze
By 2600 BC (EBIIIA) the site was about 56 hectares. It had burials showing the emergence of an elite class.
By 2450 BC (EBIIIB) it was a planned city.
First Intermediate Period
In the EBIV, the city saw heavy destruction, but it was never abandoned.
Middle Bronze
In the MBI, the city was rebuilt in a smaller scale.
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