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Buyuksincan Destination Guide

Explore Buyuksincan in Turkey

Buyuksincan in the region of Hatay is a place in Turkey - some 287 mi or ( 462 km ) South-East of Ankara , the country's capital city .

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Time in Buyuksincan is now 01:39 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: Aleppo, Damascus, Latakia, Tyre, and Beirut. Since you are here already, consider visiting Aleppo . Where to go and what to see in Buyuksincan ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Karayılan

Karayılan (literally "black snake") is a town in Hatay Province, Turkey

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Located at 36.72 36.23 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Mediterranean Region, Turkey, Populated places in Hatay Province, İskenderun District

Payas

Payas (also called Yakacık) is a town in Hatay Province, Turkey.

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Located at 36.75 36.22 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Dörtyol District, Mediterranean Region, Turkey, Populated coastal places in Turkey, Populated places in Hatay Province, Towns in Turkey

Pinarus River

The Pinarus River is a small mountain spring fed stream famous in antiquity as the site of the First Battle of Issus, near a small coastal village or town which was reported to straddle the stream which by similar sources, was said to run red with blood after Alexander the Great leading his elite Companion cavalry turned the right flank of the Persians, smashed the center and routed the Persian forces personally led by Darius III of Persia, who subsequently fled the field in a panic.

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Located at 36.75 36.19 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Rivers 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 7 km away
Tags: Geography of Hatay Province, Mediterranean Region, Turkey, Mountain ranges of Turkey

Denizciler

Denizciler (literally "Seamen") is a town in İskenderun district of Hatay Province, Turkey. It is a coastal town situated on the east coast line of the Mediterranean Sea at {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:36|39|N|36|13|E||| | |name= }}. It is on Turkish state highway D.817 which connects İskenderun to north. The distance to İskenderun is 9 kilometres and to Antakya (province center) is 65 kilometres . The population is of Denizciler is 17154 as of 2011. Denizciler is a recent town.

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Located at 36.65 36.22 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: Mediterranean Region, Turkey, Populated coastal places in Turkey, Populated places in Hatay Province, Towns in Turkey, İskenderun District