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Keceli Destination Guide

Discover Keceli in Turkey

Keceli in the region of Hatay is a place located in Turkey - some 278 mi or ( 448 km ) South-East of Ankara , the country's capital .

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Local time in Keceli is now 02:23 AM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Istanbul " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Nicosia, Aleppo, Damascus, Tyre, and Beirut. When in this area, you might want to check out Nicosia . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Keceli ? 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 7 km away
Tags: Dörtyol District, Mediterranean Region, Turkey, Populated coastal places in 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 7 km away
Tags: Geography of Osmaniye Province, Mediterranean Region, Turkey, Visitor attractions in Osmaniye Province, Yaylas 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 10 km away
Tags: Dörtyol District, Mediterranean Region, Turkey, Populated coastal places in Turkey, Populated places in Hatay Province, Towns in Turkey

Otoyol 53

Otoyol 53 (English: Motorway 53), abbreviated as O-53, also known as Ceyhan-İskenderun Otoyolu (English: Ceyhan-İskenderun Motorway), is a toll motorway in Mediterranean Region, Turkey, connecting the Adana-Şanlıurfa Motorway O-52 with İskenderun. The motorway is part of international routes as European route E91 and Asian Highway 84. The O-53 starts from Ceyhan in Adana Province at the junction of O-52, runs southward to İskenderun South bypassing the city in the east.

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Located at 36.95 36.17 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: Adana Province, Hatay Province, Motorways in Turkey, Toll roads 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 12 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