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Explore Akcagoze in Turkey

Akcagoze in the region of Gaziantep is a place in Turkey - some 302 mi or ( 487 km ) South-East of Ankara , the country's capital city .

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Time in Akcagoze is now 03:04 PM (Friday) . 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: Nicosia, Aleppo, Damascus, Tyre, and Beirut. Since you are here already, consider visiting Nicosia . Where to go and what to see in Akcagoze ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Dülük

Dülük is a village in Şehitkamil district which is an intracity district of Greater Gaziantep, Turkey. At {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:37|09|N|37|22|E||| | |name= }} it is about 10 kilometres to Gaziantep city center. The population of Dülük is 2231 as of 2011. Dülük was once an important ancient settlement named Doliche . The findings so called Dulicien are from the Neolithic age . During Hitite age, it was a stop on the road connecting Mediterranean Sea to Mesopotamia.

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Located at 37.15 37.37 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: Populated places in Gaziantep Province, Southeastern Anatolia Region, Villages in Turkey, Şehitkamil District

Lampron

Lampron - is a castle near the town of Çamlıyayla in Mersin Province, Turkey. While part of the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia in the Middle Ages, the castle was known as Lampron and was the ancestral home of the Armenian Hethumid princes. Situated in the Taurus Mountains, the fortress guarded passes to Tarsus and the Cilician Gates.

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Located at 37.17 37.17 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tags: Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia, Buildings and structures in Mersin Province, Castles in Turkey, Crusader castles, History of Mersin Province, Ruined castles

Narlı

Narlı is a small town in Pazarcık, Kahramanmaraş Province, Turkey. The town was traditionally dominated by the Assyrian/Syriacs, but today, the Kurdish people forms a majority in the city. The population is 9,000, consisting mainly of Kurdish and the religion is mostly Alevi. It sits on a crossroads between the big cities of Adana and Gaziantep. The town was settled in 1929, starting with the opening of a railway station.

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Located at 37.39 37.14 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
Tags: Assyrian settlements, Populated places in Kahramanmaraş Province, Towns in Turkey

2012 Gaziantep bombing

The 2012 Gaziantep bombing was a terrorist bomb attack occurred in the city of Gaziantep, Turkey on 20 August 2012, the second day of the three-day celebrations of "Şeker Bayramı" that refers to the end of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan.

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Located at 37.08 37.38 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
Tags: 2012 in Turkey, Car and truck bombings in Turkey, History of Gaziantep, Mass murder in 2012, Mass murder in Turkey, Terrorist incidents in 2012

Zeugma Mosaic Museum

Zeugma Mosaic Museum, in the town of Gaziantep, Turkey, is the biggest mosaic museum on the world, containing 1700m of mosaics. It opened to the public on 9 September 2011. The museum's mosaics are focused on Zeugma, thought to have been founded by a general in Alexander the Great’s army. The treasures, including the mosaics, remained relatively unknown until 2000 when artifacts appeared in museums and when plans for new dams on the Euphrates meant that much of Zeugma would be forever flooded.

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Located at 37.08 37.39 (Lat./Long.); Less than 22 km away
Tags: Archaeological museums in Turkey, Art museums and galleries in Turkey, Museums established in 2011, Museums in Gaziantep