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This research has been conducted in the context of morphological features, relations with geomorphological units and land use patterns rather than the archaeological meaning of the area where settlements are located in the Lower Garzan Basin. By following the reflections of physical geographic factors in the social environment, settlement strategies in different periods have been tied to be revealed. Although each settlement zone and its surrounding areas are examined separately, the common features and differences of the contemporary settlements have been analyzed and interpreted through Geographic Information System. Additionally, the morphometric common features of the settlement area during the same period were identified and periodic suitability analysis of the Lower Garzan Basin was examined as a result of the overlap analysis. Based on these analyzes, the meaning of the inhabited areas was both formulated and discussed. Thus, the paper argues that different communities in the Lower Garzan Basin established their settlement according to the environmental conditions which influenced their culture and periodic cultural dynamics.

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