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Explore Karacalik in Turkey

Karacalik in the region of Hatay is a town in Turkey - some 313 mi or ( 503 km ) South-East of Ankara , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Karacalik is now 04:38 AM (Friday) . 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: Uraybah, Mir Ishaq, Harim, Aleppo, and Damascus. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Uraybah . 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 Karacalik ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Lake Amik

Lake Amik or the Lake of Antioch was a large freshwater lake in the basin of the Orontes River in Hatay Province, Turkey; it was located north-east of the ancient city of Antioch. The lake was drained during a period from the 1940s-1970s.

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Located at 36.30 36.30 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Turkey, Former lakes, Lakes of Turkey, Lakes of the Great Rift Valley

Hatay Airport

Hatay Airport (Turkish: Hatay Havalimanı) is an international airport in Hatay, Turkey serving the cities Antakya and Iskenderun. Inaugurated in December 2007, it is 19 km far from the city.

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Located at 36.36 36.28 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Airports in Turkey, Architecture in Turkey, Buildings and structures in Hatay Province

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.

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Located at 36.25 36.38 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 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

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 11 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Turkey, Former populated places in Turkey, Geography of Hatay Province, History of Hatay Province

Bagras

Bagras or Baghras is the name of a town and nearby castle in İskenderun district of present-day Turkey, in the Amanus Mountains. The castle, properly known as Gastun (or Gaston, Guascon, Gastim) provided a base for a force to cover the Syrian Gates, the passes between İskenderun and Antioch. It was built in two levels around a knoll, the fortification resembling Armenian work, and with water supplied by aqueducts.

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Located at 36.40 36.22 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: Antakya, Buildings and structures in Hatay Province, Castles in Turkey, Crusader castles, History of Armenia, Knights Templar, Towns in Turkey, İskenderun

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