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Tappeh Hassanlu

 Tappeh Hassanlu  is an archaeological  site  of an  ancient city  situated  in  northwest  Iran  in  the  province  of  West Azarbayijan . There  is a  short  distance  to lake Urmia.

   The nature  of its destruction  at the  end  of the 9th  century BCE  essentially  froze  one layer  of the city  in time, providing  researches  with  extremely  remains  from  the victims  and enemy  combatants  of the attacks.

   The site consists  of a  25m  high  central  '' citadel''  mound , with  massive  fortification   and paved   streets ,  surrounded  by a low   outer   town, 8 m  above  the surrounding  plain . The  entire   site , once  much   larger  but  reduced in  size by  local  agricultural   and building   activities , now measures   about  600  m  across ,  with  the  citadel  having  a diameter  of about  200  m.