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Dortyol Destination Guide

Delve into Dortyol in Turkey

Dortyol in the region of Hatay with its 56,513 residents is a city in Turkey - some 279 mi or ( 450 km ) South-East of Ankara , the country's capital .

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Current time in Dortyol is now 03:26 PM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Istanbul " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your travel modalities, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Nicosia, Aleppo, Damascus, Tyre, and Beirut. While being here, make sure to check out Nicosia . Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Dortyol ? 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 2 km away
Tags: Dörtyol District, Mediterranean Region, Turkey, Populated coastal places in Turkey, Populated places in Hatay Province, Towns in Turkey

Yeşilköy, Hatay

Yeşilköy is a town in Dörtyol district of Hatay Province, Turkey. It is situated between Nur Mountains and the Mediterranean Sea coast at {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:36|52|N|36|12|E||| | |name= }}. Turkish state highway D.817 is to the west, Çukurova Motorway is to the east and Dörtyol is to the south of the town. Yeşilköy is almost merged to Dörtyol. The distance to Antakya (center of the province) is 90 kilometres . The population of Yeşilköy is 10532.

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Located at 36.87 36.20 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Dörtyol District, Mediterranean Region, Turkey, Populated coastal places in Turkey, Populated places in Hatay Province, Towns 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 3 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

Karakese

Karakese is a town in Hatay Province, Turkey.

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Located at 36.82 36.25 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Dörtyol District, Mediterranean Region, Turkey, Populated places in Hatay Province, Towns in Turkey

Issus (town)

Issus is an ancient settlement on the strategic coastal plain straddling the small Pinarus river (a fast melt-water stream several metres wide) below the navigationally difficult inland mountains towering above to the east in the Turkish Province of Hatay, near the border with Syria. It can be identified with Kinet Höyük in the village of Yeṣilköy near Dörtyol in the Hatay province of Turkey. Excavations on the mound occurred between 1992 and 2012 by Bilkent University.

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Located at 36.84 36.16 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Ancient Greek sites in Turkey, Ancient Persia, Cilicia, Former populated places in Turkey, History of Hatay Province, History of Turkey, Populated places of the Byzantine Empire

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temperature and rainfall during the year in Dortyol