Touring Karacurun in Turkey
Karacurun in the region of Gaziantep with its 251 citizens is a city located in Turkey - some 345 mi or ( 555 km ) South-East of Ankara , the country's capital city .
Time in Karacurun is now 04:22 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: Jarabulus, Aleppo, Damascus, Tyre, and Beirut. Being here already, consider visiting Jarabulus . Check out our recommendations for Karacurun ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Hancağız Dam
Hancağız Dam is a dam in Turkey. The development was backed by the Turkish State Hydraulic Works.
Located at 36.96 37.89 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Carchemish
Carchemish or Karkemish was an important ancient capital at times independent but also having been part of the Mitanni, Hittite and Neo Assyrian Empires, now on the frontier between Turkey and Syria. It was the location of an important battle between the Babylonians and Egyptians, mentioned in the Bible .
Located at 36.83 38.01 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Jarabulus
Jarabulus is a Syrian city administratively belonging to Aleppo Governorate. Jarabulus, also known as Jerablus, has an altitude of 367 m asl and lies on the western bank of the river Euphrates. It has a population of 25,705. It is located North of the Assad lake, just South of the Syro-Turkish border.
Located at 36.82 38.02 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Jarabulus District
Jarabulus is a Syrian district administratively belonging to Aleppo Governorate. At the 2004 Census it had a population of 58,889. Its administrative centre is the city of Jarabulus. Kurds and Arabs form the majority in the district. The city of Jarabulus had an Armenian minority until the early 1970s when most of them moved to Aleppo.
Located at 36.82 38.02 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Battle of Nezib
The Battle of Nezib was fought on June 24, 1839 between Egypt and the Ottoman Empire. The Egyptians were led by Ibrahim Pasha, while the Ottomans were led by Hafiz Osman Pasha, with Moltke in command of the Ottoman artillery. The Ottoman were positioned at Mezar, southwest of Nezib, with the Nezib river on their left. Ibrahim advanced his force, under heavy Ottoman artillery fire, towards the Ottoman lines.
Located at 37.02 37.80 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
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