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Yukari Ekinci Destination Guide

Touring Yukari Ekinci in Turkey

Yukari Ekinci in the region of Hatay is a city located in Turkey - some 310 mi or ( 499 km ) South-East of Ankara , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Yukari Ekinci

Time in Yukari Ekinci is now 07:02 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Istanbul " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your travel resources, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Aleppo, Damascus, Latakia, Tyre, and Beirut. Being here already, consider visiting Aleppo . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Yukari Ekinci ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Antioch and the First Christian Church Lraleigh's photos around Antakya, Turkey (travel pics)

2:05 min by TripAdvisorTRIPWOWu
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Preview of Lraleigh's blog at TravelPod. Read the full blog here: www.travelpod.com This blog preview was made by TravelPod using the TripAdvisor™ TripWow slideshow creator. Learn more about these vid ..

Part of the Suffering of Iskandaron (Hatay) People from Al Qaeda Jihadists Fighting Syria

5:34 min by Arabi Souri
Views: 1523 Rating: 4.56

Turkey's Erdogan Muslim Brotherhood government seems to be very happy infesting Iskandaron (Hatay) province with Jihadists, especially Jabhat Al Nusra fighters, whom are part of Al Qaeda, Levant branc ..


Antioch Bus Station (Antakya Otogar)

4:08 min by Brendan Kavanagh
Views: 1484 Rating: 0.00

Hatay (Antakya) (Antioch) is the most southerly city in Turkey. A confluence of trade routes since ancient times, this video shows the modern equivalent of the camel trains. Coach travel is the princi ..

sky time lapse

0:08 min by enis durak
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Interesting facts about this location

526 Antioch earthquake

The 526 Antioch earthquake was a major earthquake that hit Syria and Antioch in the Byzantine Empire in 526. It struck during late May, probably between May 20–29, at mid-morning, killing approximately 250,000 people. The earthquake was followed by a fire that destroyed most of the buildings left standing by the earthquake. The maximum intensity in Antioch is estimated to be between VIII (destructive) and IX (violent) on the Mercalli intensity scale.

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Located at 36.23 36.12 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: 526, 6th century in Syria, 6th century in the Byzantine Empire, 6th-century earthquakes, Earthquakes in Syria, Earthquakes in Turkey, History of Antioch, History of Hatay Province

Küçükdalyan

Küçükdalyan is a town in the central district of Hatay Province, Turkey. At {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:36|13|N|36|10|E||| | |name= }} Küçükdalyan is situated to the east of Asi River (Orontes of the antiquity) and it is almost merged to Antakya. The population of Küçükdalyan is 9185 as of 2011. A part of the town is actually founded in ancient Antiocheia (Antioch) and is officially declared SIT area (Archaeological site).

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Located at 36.22 36.17 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Antakya District, Mediterranean Region, Turkey, Populated places in Hatay Province, Towns in Turkey

Syria (Roman province)

Syria was an early Roman province, annexed to the Roman Empire in 64 BC by Pompey, as a consequence of his military presence in the Levant, after pursuing victory in the Third Mithridatic War. Following the Jewish-Roman wars, Syria was merged with Judaea in 135 CE, creating the larger province of Syria Palaestina. It remained under Roman, and subsequently Byzantine, rule for several centuries, until falling to the Islamic conquests.

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Located at 36.20 36.15 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Fertile Crescent, Roman Syria, Seleucid Empire successor states, States and territories established in 64 BC

Siege of Antioch

For other uses please see Siege of Antioch (disambiguation) {{#invoke: Navbox | navbox }} The Siege of Antioch took place during the First Crusade in 1097 and 1098. The first siege, by the crusaders against the Muslim-held city, lasted from 21 October 1097 to 2 June 1098. Antioch lay on the crusaders' route to Palestine, and anticipating that it would be attacked the Muslim governor of the city, Yaghi-Siyan, began stockpiling food and sending requests for help.

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Located at 36.20 36.15 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Battles involving the Seljuk Turks, Battles of the First Crusade, Conflicts in 1097, Conflicts in 1098, History of Antioch, Sieges involving Syria, Sieges of the Crusades

Hatay Archaeology Museum

The Hatay Archaeology Museum (Turkish: Hatay Arkeoloji Müzesi) is the archaeology museum of Hatay Province, Turkey. It is known for its extensive collection of Roman and Byzantine Era mosaics. The museum is located in Antakya, the main city of Hatay. Construction of the museum started in 1934 on the recommendation of the French archaeologist and antiquities inspector M. Prost. It was completed in 1938 and came under Turkish control in 1939 following Hatay's unification with Turkey.

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Located at 36.20 36.16 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Antakya, Archaeological museums in Turkey, Museums established in 1934, Museums in Hatay Province