Touring Altinli in Turkey
Altinli in the region of Şanlıurfa is located in Turkey - some 349 mi or ( 561 km ) South-East of Ankara , the country's capital city .
Time in Altinli is now 02:59 PM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Istanbul " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Aleppo, Damascus, Al Bab, Beirut, and Avlak. Being here already, consider visiting Aleppo . Check out our recommendations for Altinli ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Interesting facts about this location
Atatürk Dam
The Atatürk Dam, originally the Karababa Dam, is a zoned rock-fill dam with a central core on the Euphrates River on the border of Adıyaman Province and Şanlıurfa Province in the Southeastern Anatolia Region of Turkey. Built both to generate electricity and to irrigate the plains in the region, it was renamed in honour of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk (1881–1938), the founder of the Turkish Republic. The construction began in 1983 and was completed in 1990.
Located at 37.48 38.32 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Kırmacık, Samsat
Kırmacık is a village in the District of Samsat, Adıyaman Province, Turkey.
Located at 37.53 38.47 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Akyazı, Adıyaman
Akyazı is a village in the District of Adıyaman, Adıyaman Province, Turkey.
Located at 37.50 38.30 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Seleucia at the Zeugma
Seleucia epi tou Zeugmatos (Seleucia at the Zeugma) – Greek: Σελεύκεια επί του Ζεύγματος, also transliterated Seleukeia epi tou Zeugmatos, – was a Hellenistic city - or rather, fortified town - in the present Republic of Turkey, on the left, or south, bank of the Euphrates, across from ancient Samosata and not far from it. It is mentioned in isolated incidents: Antiochus III the Great married a Pontic princess there in 221 BC; the Oxford Classical Dictionary ascribed this to Zeugma.
Located at 37.43 38.23 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Kummuh
Kummuh is an Iron Age Neo-Hittite kingdom located on the west bank of the Upper Euphrates within the easternly loop of the river between Malatya and Carchemish. Assyrian sources refer both to the land and its capital city with the same name. The city is identified with the classical period Samosata, modern day Samsat Höyük which has now been flooded under the waters of a newly-built dam. Urartian sources refer to it as Qumaha.
Located at 37.55 38.50 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
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