Tushhan
Tushhan (alternatively spelled as Tushan or Tušhan), also known as Ziyaret Tepe, was an ancient city in Mesopotamia and was a provincial capital in the upper Tigris river valley, on the south bank and inhabited since the Mitanni period, and mainly during the Neo-Assyrian period during the Iron Age.
Ziyaret Tepe | |
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Ziyaret Tepe Location in Turkey | |
Coordinates: 37°47′37″N 40°47′035″E |
It is now believed to be located at the site of the modern settlement of Tepe in Diyarbakır Province, Turkey.
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