page_title: Melid
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Melid / History
caption_attribution_description: English: Stone carvings at the entrance of Arslantepe Ruins area. Battalgazi, Malatya - Turkey. Türkçe: Arslantepe Höyüğü girişinde taş kabartmalar. Battalgazi, Malatya - Türkiye.
context_page_description: Melid was an ancient city on the Tohma River, a tributary of the upper Euphrates rising in the Taurus Mountains. It has been identified with modern archaeological site Arslantepe near Malatya, Turkey.
caption: Stone carving at the entrance of Arslantepe Ruins
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