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Bulke Destination Guide

Touring Bulke in Turkey

Bulke in the region of Hatay is located in Turkey - some 283 mi or ( 455 km ) South-East of Ankara , the country's capital city .

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Time in Bulke is now 04:49 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Istanbul " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Nicosia, Aleppo, Damascus, Tyre, and Beirut. Being here already, consider visiting Nicosia . Check out our recommendations for Bulke ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Kuzuculu

Kuzuculu is a town in Dörtyol district of Hatay Province, Turkey. It is almost merged to Dörtyol to the south at {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:36|53|N|36|14|E||| | |name= }}. The population is 11300. The town was founded about five centuries ago by an Ottoman pasha named Emir Ali who built a watermill on the creek just at the south of the settlement. The first settlers were from Central Anatolia.

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Located at 36.88 36.23 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Dörtyol District, Mediterranean Region, Turkey, Populated coastal places in Turkey, Populated places in Hatay Province, Towns in Turkey

Karakese

Karakese is a town in Hatay Province, Turkey.

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Located at 36.82 36.25 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Dörtyol District, Mediterranean Region, Turkey, Populated places in Hatay Province, Towns in Turkey

Zorkun

Zorkun is a yayla (summer resort) in Osmaniye Province, Turkey. Zorkun is at {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:36|58|N|36|21|E||| | |name= }} on the Nur Mountains, a chain mountain running in north -south direction, parallel to East Mediterranean coast. It is at an average altitude of about 1,550 metres and surrounded by forests of pine and juniper. Zorkun is on the south east of Osmaniye, the distance being 26 kilometres .

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Located at 36.97 36.35 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: Geography of Osmaniye Province, Mediterranean Region, Turkey, Visitor attractions in Osmaniye Province, Yaylas in Turkey

Battle of Issus

The Battle of Issus occurred in southern Anatolia, in November 333 BC. The invading Macedonian troops, led by Alexander the Great, defeated an army led by Darius III of Achaemenid Persia in the second great battle of Alexander's conquest of Asia. After the Macedonians soundly defeated the Persian satraps of Asia Minor (led by the Greek mercenary, Memnon of Rhodes) at the Battle of the Granicus, Darius took personal command of his army.

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Located at 36.84 36.21 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: 333 BC, 4th-century BC conflicts, Ancient Greece, Battles involving the Achaemenid Empire, Battles of Alexander the Great, History of Hatay Province, History of Iran, History of Turkey

Nur Mountains

The Nur Mountains (Turkish: Nur Dağları, "Mountains of Holy Light"), also known as Gâvur Mountains, the ancient Amanus, is a mountain range in the Hatay Province of south-central Turkey, which runs roughly parallel to the Gulf of İskenderun. The range reaches a maximum elevation of 2,240 m and divides the coastal region of Cilicia from inland Syria. The highest peak is Bozdağ. A major pass through the mountains known as the Syrian Gates is located near the town of Belen.

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Located at 36.75 36.33 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Geography of Hatay Province, Mediterranean Region, Turkey, Mountain ranges of Turkey