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Discover Kastal in Turkey

Kastal in the region of Hatay is a town located in Turkey - some 312 mi or ( 502 km ) South-East of Ankara , the country's capital .

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Local time in Kastal is now 12:01 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Istanbul " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Qushlah, Aleppo, Hajj Iskandar, Damascus, and Bafillur. When in this area, you might want to check out Qushlah . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Kastal ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Dağılgan, Emirdağ

Dağılgan is a village in the District of Emirdağ, Afyonkarahisar Province, Turkey.

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Located at 36.32 36.53 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: Populated places in Afyonkarahisar Province

Trapessac

Trapessac (Turkish: Darbı Sak Kalesi) is a medieval fortress located 4 km north of the town of Kırıkhan in Hatay Province, Turkey. Trapessac was constructed in the 11th century by the Knights Templar and, together with the nearby fortress at Bagras, guarded the Syrian Gates, the principal pass between the coastal region of Cilicia and inland Syria. The castle fell to Saladin in 1188 after a bitterly-fought, two-week siege.

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Located at 36.53 36.34 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: 11th-century architecture, Buildings and structures in Hatay Province, Castles in Turkey, Crusader castles, History of 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 26 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 26 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Turkey, Former populated places in Turkey, Geography of Hatay Province, History of Hatay Province

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