Touring Balikalan in Turkey
Balikalan in the region of Gaziantep is a city located in Turkey - some 283 mi or ( 455 km ) South-East of Ankara , the country's capital city .
Time in Balikalan is now 10:22 AM (Tuesday) . 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: Nicosia, Aleppo, Damascus, Beirut, and Navruzlu. Being here already, consider visiting Nicosia . Check out our recommendations for Balikalan ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Sakçagözü
Sakçagözü is a village in the Nurdağı of Gaziantep, Turkey. There are Hitite ruins in the village. Population was 3900 in 1999. The "Coba Tumulus" was first discovered in 1883 by Karl Humann and Felix von Luschan. It was excavated by John Garstang between 1907-1912, and in 1949 by Seton Lloyd. Excavated layers range from Pre-Halaf, the Halafian period, the Ubaid period and the much later Syro-Hittite states.
Located at 37.20 36.93 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Şatırhüyük
Şatırhüyük is a town in Nurdağı district of Gaziantep Province, Turkey. It is situated at the point where western the slopes of the Sofdağ Mountains meet the plains. The coordinates of the town are {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:37|13|N|36|59|E||| | |name= }}. Distance to Nurdağ (to the west) is 23 kilometres and to Gaziantep (to the southeast) is 57 kilometres . The population of the town is 3149 as of 2011.
Located at 37.22 36.98 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Terken
Terken is a village in Nurdağı district of Gaziantep Province, Turkey. It is at {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:37|07|N|37|00|E||| | |name= }}. The distance to Nurdağı is 25 kilometres and to Gaziantep is 35 kilometres . The village is situated in the peneplane area between Gaziantep and Nurdağı. The population of the village is 646 as of 2010.
Located at 37.12 37.00 (Lat./Long.); Less than 23 km away
Sam'al
Sam'al was a Hittite and Aramaean city located at Zincirli Höyük in the Anti-Taurus Mountains of modern Turkey's Gaziantep Province. Zincirli Höyük Sam'al is located in TurkeyZincirli HöyükZincirli Höyük Coordinates: {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:37|06|13|N|36|40|43|E|type:city | |name= }}
Located at 37.10 36.68 (Lat./Long.); Less than 29 km away
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