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Explore Ates in Turkey

Ates in the region of Hatay is a town in Turkey - some 296 mi or ( 476 km ) South-East of Ankara , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Ates

Current time in Ates is now 07:57 PM (Saturday) . 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: Damascus, Latakia, Tyre, Beirut, and Haifa. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Damascus . We encountered 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 Ates ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Queen Boo and Starfish cut up tights!

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Whilst on holiday in Istanbul, I realized that I hadn't cut off my tights I wanted to wear that night. We went to reception and asked for a pair of scissors. Unfortunately they didn't have any but pro ..

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Interesting facts about this location

Gözcüler

Gözcüler (former Alakop) is a town in İskenderun district of Hatay Province, Turkey. It is situated to the south of İskenderun and to the east of Arsuz (Uluçınar) at {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:36|23|N|35|55|E||| | |name= }}. Although not a coastal town, the distance to Mediterranean Sea coast is only 5 kilometres . The distannce to İskenderun is 32 kilometres and to Antakya (province center) is 96 kilometres . The population is 7816 of 2011.

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Located at 36.38 35.92 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Mediterranean Region, Turkey, Populated places in Hatay Province, Towns in Turkey, İskenderun District

Arsuz

Arsuz (also known as Uluçınar) is a coastal town in Hatay Province, Turkey.

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Located at 36.42 35.88 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Mediterranean Region, Turkey, Populated coastal places in Turkey, Populated places in Hatay Province, Towns in Turkey, İskenderun District

Musa Dagh Resistance

Musa Dagh was the site of resistance by the Armenians during the Armenian Genocide. The denizens of that region had been given an official order from the Turkish government where they became violently expelled from their six villages (Kabusia, Yoghunoluk, Bitias, Vakef, Kheter Bey, Haji Habibli) by the Ottomans in 1915. As Ottoman Turkish forces converged upon the town, the populace aware of the impending danger fell back upon Musa mountain and repeatedly thwarted assaults for fifty-three days.

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Located at 36.26 35.90 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: Armenian Genocide, Armenian history, Armenian resistance, History of Hatay Province

Seldiren

Seldiren is a village in Samandağı district of Hatay Province, Turkey. It is in the forests of Nur (Amanus) Mountains at {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:36|14|N|35|59|E||| | |name= }}. Distance to Samandağ is about 20 kilometres . The population of the village is 510. as of 2011. The village was founded in the early 1800s by people from north of Hatay Province. The main economic activity is agriculture and forestry.

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Located at 36.23 35.98 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Tags: Mediterranean Region, Turkey, Populated places in Hatay Province, Samandağ District, Villages in Turkey

Tomruksuyu

Tomruksuyu is a town in Samandağ district of Hatay Province, Turkey. At {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:36|09|N|36|03|E||| | |name= }} it is to the north of the highway connecting Samandağ to Antakya (the capital of the province). The distance to Samandağ is 12 kilometres and to Antakya is 15 kilometres . The population of Tomruksuyu is 3347 as of 2011. The settlement was founded in 1807 during the Ottoman Empire era, after an earthquake.

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Located at 36.15 36.05 (Lat./Long.); Less than 28 km away
Tags: Mediterranean Region, Turkey, Populated places in Hatay Province, Samandağ District, Towns in Turkey