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Explore Akoglan in Turkey

Akoglan in the region of Şanlıurfa is a place in Turkey - some 380 mi or ( 611 km ) South-East of Ankara , the country's capital city .

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Time in Akoglan is now 07:12 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: Aleppo, Damascus, Beirut, Viranşehir, and Sanliurfa. Since you are here already, consider visiting Aleppo . We saw some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Akoglan ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Karakus Royal Graves and Cendere Bridge, Southeastern Turkey

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www.TravelsWithSheila.com The Karakus Royal Graves ("Tumulus") belonged to the Commagene Empire and was constructed by Mithridates II as a memorial to his mother. Four columns surrounded the site with ..

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Interesting facts about this location

Şanlıurfa GAP Airport

Şanlıurfa GAP Airport is an airport in Gölgen, Şanlıurfa Province, Turkey. It is located about 34 km northeast of the city of Şanlıurfa, on the road to Diyarbakir, about 20 km southwest of Hilvan. The airport is part of the South East Anatolia project (Turkish: Güney Dogu Anadolu Projesi, known as "GAP"), a regional development project in the area of the Atatürk Dam.

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Located at 37.45 38.90 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: Airports in Turkey

Göbekli Tepe

Göbekli Tepe ("Potbelly Hill") is a Neolithic hilltop sanctuary erected at the top of a mountain ridge in the Southeastern Anatolia Region of Turkey, some 15 kilometers northeast of the town of Şanlıurfa (formerly Urfa / Edessa). It is the oldest known human-made religious structure. The site was most likely erected in the 10th millennium BCE and has been under excavation since 1994 by German and Turkish archaeologists.

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Located at 37.22 38.92 (Lat./Long.); Less than 24 km away
Tags: 10th millennium BC, Archaeological sites in Turkey, Archaeological sites of prehistoric Anatolia, Buildings and structures in Şanlıurfa Province, Eurasian shamanism, Historical religious sanctuaries, History of Şanlıurfa Province, Megalithic monuments in the Middle East, Natufian sites, Neolithic, Places of worship in Turkey, Prehistoric Anatolia, Religious buildings, Sacred mountains

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