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Explore Akcurun in Turkey

Akcurun in the region of Hatay is a town in Turkey - some 316 mi or ( 509 km ) South-East of Ankara , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Akcurun

Current time in Akcurun is now 07:42 PM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Istanbul " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Jisr al Maksur, Aleppo, Damascus, Latakia, and Tyre. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Jisr al Maksur . We saw some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Akcurun ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Antioch and the First Christian Church Lraleigh's photos around Antakya, Turkey (travel pics)

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Preview of Lraleigh's blog at TravelPod. Read the full blog here: www.travelpod.com This blog preview was made by TravelPod using the TripAdvisor™ TripWow slideshow creator. Learn more about these vid ..

Türkei - Rundreise 2 - Antakya

6:31 min by Peter Menzel
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PMMedia1: Musik by Dreamweaver - Markus Pitzer www.dreamweaver.at Die Stadt Antakya wurde in der Antike Antiochia genannt und wegen ihrer Schönheit "Königin des Orients" genannt. Vieles hat sich im he ..


Part of the Suffering of Iskandaron (Hatay) People from Al Qaeda Jihadists Fighting Syria

5:34 min by Arabi Souri
Views: 1523 Rating: 4.56

Turkey's Erdogan Muslim Brotherhood government seems to be very happy infesting Iskandaron (Hatay) province with Jihadists, especially Jabhat Al Nusra fighters, whom are part of Al Qaeda, Levant branc ..

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Interesting facts about this location

Narlıca

Narlıca is a town in the central district of Hatay Province, Turkey. At {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:36|14|N|36|13|E||| | |name= }} Narlıca is 5 kilometres north east f the city center. The population of Narlıca is 14775 as of 2011.

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Located at 36.23 36.22 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Antakya District, Mediterranean Region, Turkey, Populated places in Hatay Province, Towns in Turkey

Avsuyu

Avsuyu is a town in the central district of Hatay Province, Turkey. It is situated on the north coast of Yarseli Dam reservoir at {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:36|12|N|36|19|E||| | |name= }}. It is about 29 kilometres north east of Antakya. The population of Avsuyu is 4859 as of 2011. Main crops of the town are olive, pepper, tobacco and cotton. There is an oil press in the town.

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Located at 36.20 36.32 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Antakya District, Mediterranean Region, Turkey, Populated places in Hatay Province, Towns in Turkey

Church of St Peter

The Church of Saint Peter near Antakya, Turkey, is composed of a cave carved into the mountainside on Mount Starius with a depth of 13 m (42 ft. ), a width of 9.5 m (31 ft. ) and a height of 7 m (23 ft). This cave, which was used by early Christians in the Antakya region, is one of Christianity's oldest churches.

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Located at 36.21 36.18 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Antakya, Buildings and structures in Hatay Province, Churches in Turkey, New Testament places

Roche-Guillaume

La Roche-Guillaume was a medieval fortress of the Knights Templar located near the Syrian Gates in what is now the Hatay Province of Turkey. Its exact location is the subject of debate.

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Located at 36.21 36.18 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Crusader castles, Knights Templar

Yarseli Dam

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

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Located at 36.19 36.33 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Dams in Hatay Province

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