Yemshi-tepe ancient city

Afghanistan / Jawzjan / Shibarghan /
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Tillya tepe, Tillia tepe or Tillā tapa (Persian: طلا تپه) or (literally "Golden Hill" or "Golden Mound") is an archaeological site in northern Afghanistan near Sheberghan, surveyed in 1979 by a Soviet-Afghan mission of archaeologists led by Victor Sarianidi, a year before the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.

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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tillya_Tepe
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Coordinates:   36°42'24"N   65°47'13"E
This article was last modified 13 years ago