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Kurucahuyuk Destination Guide

Discover Kurucahuyuk in Turkey

Kurucahuyuk in the region of Gaziantep is a town located in Turkey - some 338 mi or ( 544 km ) South-East of Ankara , the country's capital .

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Local time in Kurucahuyuk is now 05:05 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Istanbul " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Zawghar, Qarah Quyu 'Arab, Aleppo, Haji Wali, and Damascus. When in this area, you might want to check out Zawghar . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Kurucahuyuk ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Uluyatır

Uluyatır is a town in Nizip district of Gaziantep Province, Turkey. At {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:36|58|N|37|42|E||| | |name= }} in the valley of Nizip creek to the south of Turkish state highway D.400. it is between Gaziantep and Nizip. Distance to Nizip is 10 kilometres and to Gaziantep is 30 kilometres . The population of Uluyatır is 2431 as of 2011.

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Located at 36.97 37.70 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: Nizip District, Populated places in Gaziantep Province, Southeastern Anatolia Region, Towns in Turkey

Hancağız Dam

Hancağız Dam is a dam in Turkey. The development was backed by the Turkish State Hydraulic Works.

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Located at 36.96 37.89 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tags: Dams in Gaziantep Province

Kayacık Dam

The Kayacık Dam impounds the Ayfinar Deresi, one of the two streams that join south of Gaziantep to form the Sajur River. It is located in Gaziantep Province, Turkey. The dam was constructed between 1993 and 2005 as part of the Southeastern Anatolia Project (Turkish: 'Güneydoğu Anadolu Projesi, or GAP). It is 45 metres high and has a volume of 1,853,000 cubic metres .

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Located at 36.82 37.57 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tags: Dams completed in 2005, Dams in Gaziantep Province

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.

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Located at 37.02 37.80 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Tags: 1830s in the Ottoman Empire, Battles involving Egypt, Battles involving Prussia, Battles involving the Ottoman Empire, Conflicts in 1839, History of Gaziantep Province, Ottoman Egypt

Turbessel

Turbessel is a fortress in south-eastern Turkey. It was a part of the Byzantine Empire but came under control of local Armenian lords in the late 11th century. As a part of the County of Edessa, it was one of the main strongholds of the Frankish counts. After the fall of Edessa to Zengi, it became the principal city of what remained of the County until it was eventually sold to the Emperor Manuel I Comnenus in 1150. It fell to Nur ed-Din's Muslims within the year.

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Located at 36.88 37.55 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Tags: County of Edessa, Towns in Turkey