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Explore Tilsumen in Turkey

Tilsumen in the region of Gaziantep is a place in Turkey - some 344 mi or ( 554 km ) South-East of Ankara , the country's capital city .

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Time in Tilsumen is now 02:26 AM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Istanbul " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Zawghar, Jarabulus, Aleppo, Damascus, and Tyre. Since you are here already, consider visiting Zawghar . Where to go and what to see in Tilsumen ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Hancağız Dam

Hancağız Dam is a dam in Turkey. The development was backed by the Turkish State Hydraulic Works.

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Located at 36.96 37.89 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: Dams in Gaziantep Province

Carchemish

Carchemish or Karkemish was an important ancient capital at times independent but also having been part of the Mitanni, Hittite and Neo Assyrian Empires, now on the frontier between Turkey and Syria. It was the location of an important battle between the Babylonians and Egyptians, mentioned in the Bible .

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Located at 36.83 38.01 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Aleppo Governorate, Archaeological sites in Turkey, Carchemish, Former populated places in Syria, History of Gaziantep Province, Roman towns and cities in Syria, Syro-Hittite states

Jarabulus

Jarabulus is a Syrian city administratively belonging to Aleppo Governorate. Jarabulus, also known as Jerablus, has an altitude of 367 m asl and lies on the western bank of the river Euphrates. It has a population of 25,705. It is located North of the Assad lake, just South of the Syro-Turkish border.

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Located at 36.82 38.02 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Cities in Syria, Populated places in Jarabulus District, Populated places on the Euphrates River

Jarabulus District

Jarabulus is a Syrian district administratively belonging to Aleppo Governorate. At the 2004 Census it had a population of 58,889. Its administrative centre is the city of Jarabulus. Kurds and Arabs form the majority in the district. The city of Jarabulus had an Armenian minority until the early 1970s when most of them moved to Aleppo.

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Located at 36.82 38.02 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Jarabulus District, Kurdish inhabited regions

Battle of Nezib

The Battle of Nezib was fought on June 24, 1839 between Egypt and the Ottoman Empire. The Egyptians were led by Ibrahim Pasha, while the Ottomans were led by Hafiz Osman Pasha, with Moltke in command of the Ottoman artillery. The Ottoman were positioned at Mezar, southwest of Nezib, with the Nezib river on their left. Ibrahim advanced his force, under heavy Ottoman artillery fire, towards the Ottoman lines.

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Located at 37.02 37.80 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: 1830s in the Ottoman Empire, Battles involving Egypt, Battles involving Prussia, Battles involving the Ottoman Empire, Conflicts in 1839, History of Gaziantep Province, Ottoman Egypt