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Explore Alakent in Turkey

Alakent in the region of Hatay is a place in Turkey - some 321 mi or ( 517 km ) South-East of Ankara , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Alakent

Time in Alakent is now 03:00 PM (Thursday) . 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: Salqin, Judaydah, Hayr Jamus Kabir, Aleppo, and Damascus. Since you are here already, consider visiting Salqin . We saw some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Alakent ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Altınözü Hatay Arapça MüziK

9:58 min by TheBilginet
Views: 7379 Rating: 4.20

Altınözü, Hatay'ın güneydoğusunda yer alan, Suriye ile sınırı olan ilçelerindendir. Bağlı 4 beldesi ve 41 köyü vardır. İlçenin merkez nüfusu 8.171, belde ve köylerle birlikte toplam nüfus 61.323'tür ( ..

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

2:05 min by TripAdvisorTRIPWOWu
Views: 2736 Rating: 5.00

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 ..


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

Yarseli Dam

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

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 36.19 36.33 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Dams in Hatay Province

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.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
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

Alalakh

Alalakh is the name of an ancient city-state near modern Antakya in the Amuq River valley of Turkey's Hatay Province. Now represented by an extensive mound, the name of the modern archaeological site is Tell Atchana. Alalakh Alalakh is located in TurkeyAlalakhAlalakh Coordinates: {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:36|14|16|N|36|23|05|E|type:city | |name= }}

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Located at 36.24 36.38 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Turkey, Former populated places in Turkey, Geography of Hatay Province, History of Hatay Province

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 13 km away
Tags: Antakya District, Mediterranean Region, Turkey, Populated places in Hatay Province, Towns in Turkey

Tell Tayinat

Tell Ta'yinat is a low-lying ancient occupation mound on the east bank at the bend of the ancient Orontes river, in the Hatay province of present southeastern Turkey about 25 kilometers south east of Antakya. The site lies some 800 meters from Tell Atchana, the site of the ancient city of Alalakh. It is a possible site of the city of Calneh mentioned in the Hebrew Scriptures.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 36.25 36.38 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Turkey, Buildings and structures in Hatay Province, Former populated places in Turkey, History of Hatay Province, Syro-Hittite states

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