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Karatas Destination Guide

Discover Karatas in Turkey

Karatas in the region of Kahramanmaraş is a town located in Turkey - some 265 mi or ( 427 km ) South-East of Ankara , the country's capital .

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Local time in Karatas is now 04:53 PM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Istanbul " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Nicosia, Aleppo, Al Bab, Beirut, and Yolyani. When in this area, you might want to check out Nicosia . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Karatas ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Kılavuzlu Dam

The Kılavuzlu Dam is an embankment dam on the Ceyhan River in Kahramanmaraş Province, Turkey. Constructed between 1996 and 2001, the development was backed by the Turkish State Hydraulic Works. The dam supports a 54 MW power station and supplies water for the irrigation of 178,000 hectares .

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 37.63 36.80 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: Dams completed in 2001, Dams in Kahramanmaraş Province, Hydroelectric power stations in Turkey

Aksu River (Turkey)

The Aksu (ancient name in Greek Κεστρoς, Kestros), is a river of Antalya Province, which rises in the mountains of Toros. The course of the Aksu is between the Düden to the west and of the Köprüçay to the east.

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Located at 37.55 36.87 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Rivers of Turkey

Sır Dam

The Sır Dam is an arch dam on the Ceyhan river in Kahramanmaraş Province of southern Turkey. There is a hydroelectric power plant, established in 1991, at the dam, with a power output of 285 MW.

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Located at 37.50 36.60 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Arch dams, Dams completed in 1991, Dams in Kahramanmaraş Province, Hydroelectric power stations in Turkey

Menzelet Dam

Menzelet Dam is an embankment dam on the Ceyhan River in Kahramanmaraş Province, Turkey. The development was backed by the Turkish State Hydraulic Works.

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Located at 37.68 36.85 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Tags: Dams completed in 1989, Dams in Kahramanmaraş Province, Hydroelectric power stations in Turkey

Kahramanmaraş Hanefi Mahçiçek Stadium

Hanefi Mahçiçek (stadium) was built in 2001 and has a capacity of 12,500. It is located in Kahramanmaraş in south-east Turkey. The stadium is used by Kahramanmaraşspor football club. The stadium is named after the club's ex-chairman and Kahramanmaraş's ex-mayor Hanefi Mahçiçek.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 37.56 36.93 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in Kahramanmaraş Province, Football venues in Turkey, Kahramanmaraşspor, Sports venues completed in 2001