Touring Kargili in Turkey
Kargili in the region of Şanlıurfa is a city located in Turkey - some 340 mi or ( 546 km ) South-East of Ankara , the country's capital city .
Time in Kargili is now 04:06 AM (Sunday) . 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, Al Bab, Beirut, and Yaylak. Being here already, consider visiting Aleppo . Check out our recommendations for Kargili ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Interesting facts about this location
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 6 km away
Akdere, Adıyaman
Akdere is a village in the District of Adıyaman, Adıyaman Province, Turkey.
Located at 37.46 38.22 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Çaltepe, Manavgat
Çaltepe, Manavgat is a village in the District of Manavgat, Antalya Province, Turkey.
Located at 37.31 38.18 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Kızılin, Besni
Kızılin is a village in the District of Besni, Adıyaman Province, Turkey.
Located at 37.43 38.13 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
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 13 km away
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