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Asagiickara Destination Guide

Explore Asagiickara in Turkey

Asagiickara in the region of Şanlıurfa is a town in Turkey - some 373 mi or ( 600 km ) South-East of Ankara , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Asagiickara

Current time in Asagiickara is now 05:26 PM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Istanbul " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Manbij, Jarabulus, Aleppo, Damascus, and Beirut. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Manbij . We saw some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Asagiickara ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Türkei - Rundreise 3 - Sanli Urfa

7:39 min by Peter Menzel
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PMMedia1: Musik by Dreamweaver - Markus Pitzer www.dreamweaver.at Wir setzen unsere Türkei-Rundreise fort und verlassen die Mittelmeer-Region. Nach der Überquerung des Euphrat erreichen wir den Norden ..

Sacred carp from the Euphrates River in Şanlıurfa

0:21 min by Leslie Bialik
Views: 681 Rating: 5.00

If you feed the fish and make a wish, your wish comes true. These fish are considered sacred and come from the Euphrates river through a canal made for them. You can see how crystal clear and clean th ..


Women and Real Men Wear Purple Scarfs Around Urfa, Southeastern Turkey

2:08 min by travelswithsheila
Views: 409 Rating: 5.00

www.TravelsWithSheila.com As the Explore group drove closer to Urfa, both women and MEN in the cotton fields of Turkey were wearing light, filmy purple scarfs glitzed up with applique and sequins. It ..

Şanlıurfa, Turkey, where Abraham was born

0:30 min by Leslie Bialik
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View of historic Şanlıurfa with old city walls and beautiful park ..


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Interesting facts about this location

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 8 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

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 17 km away
Tags: Airports in Turkey

Şanlıurfa GAP Stadium

Şanlıurfa GAP Stadium is an olympic stadium in Şanlıurfa, Turkey. It is the home stadium of Şanlıurfaspor. The stadium holds 28,965 spectators and was opened in 2009.

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Located at 37.15 38.81 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Tags: Football venues in Turkey, Multi-purpose stadiums in Turkey, Sports venues completed in 2009, Şanlıurfaspor

Edessa

Edessa is the historical name of an ancient town in upper Mesopotamia, refounded on an ancient site by Seleucus I Nicator. For the modern history of the city, see Şanlıurfa.

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Located at 37.15 38.80 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Tags: Ancient Greek sites in Turkey, Archaeological sites in Turkey, Buildings and structures in Şanlıurfa Province, Crusade places, History of Şanlıurfa Province, Holy cities, Osroene, Roman sites in Turkey, Seleucid colonies in Anatolia

Battle of Urfa

The Battle of Urfa was an uprising in the spring of 1920 against the French army occupying the city of Urfa (modern Şanlıurfa) by the Turkish National Forces. The French garrison of Urfa held out for two months until it sued for negotiations with the Turks for safe conduct out of the city. The Turks reneged on their promises, however, and the French unit was massacred in an ambush staged by the Turkish Nationalists during its retreat from Urfa.

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Located at 37.15 38.80 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Tags: 1920 in Turkey, Battles of the Franco-Turkish War, Conflicts in 1920, History of Şanlıurfa