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Delve into Kifa in Turkey

Kifa in the region of Hatay is a city in Turkey - some 322 mi or ( 518 km ) South-East of Ankara , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Kifa

Current time in Kifa is now 11:24 PM (Thursday) . 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: Yusufayn, Zarzur, Salhab, Aleppo, and Damascus. While being here, make sure to check out Yusufayn . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Kifa ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Altınözü Hatay Arapça MüziK

9:58 min by TheBilginet
Views: 7379 Rating: 4.20

Altınözü, Hatay'ın güneydoğusunda yer alan, Suriye ile sınırı olan ilçelerindendir. Bağlı 4 beldesi ve 41 köyü vardır. İlçenin merkez nüfusu 8.171, belde ve köylerle birlikte toplam nüfus 61.323'tür ( ..

Antioch and the First Christian Church Lraleigh's photos around Antakya, Turkey (travel pics)

2:05 min by TripAdvisorTRIPWOWu
Views: 2736 Rating: 5.00

Preview of Lraleigh's blog at TravelPod. Read the full blog here: www.travelpod.com This blog preview was made by TravelPod using the TripAdvisor™ TripWow slideshow creator. Learn more about these vid ..


Antioch Bus Station (Antakya Otogar)

4:08 min by Brendan Kavanagh
Views: 1484 Rating: 0.00

Hatay (Antakya) (Antioch) is the most southerly city in Turkey. A confluence of trade routes since ancient times, this video shows the modern equivalent of the camel trains. Coach travel is the princi ..

sky time lapse

0:08 min by enis durak
Views: 27 Rating: 0.00

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Interesting facts about this location

Şenköy

Şenköy is a town in Hatay Province, Turkey. Şenköy is 23 kilometres south of Antakya (administrative center of Hatay) on the way to Yayladağı at {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:36|3|N|36|9|E||| | |name= }}. The population is 1476 as of 2011. Former name of Şenköy was Şeyhköy (village of sheik) referring to Sheik Ahmet Kuseyri who lived in the 16th century.

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Located at 36.05 36.15 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Mediterranean Region, Turkey, Populated places in Hatay Province, Towns in Turkey, Yayladağ District

Harbiye, Antakya

Harbiye (Classical Daphne) is a town in Hatay Province, Turkey

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Located at 36.13 36.14 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Antakya District, Mediterranean Region, Turkey, Populated places in Hatay Province, Seleucid Empire, Towns in Turkey

115 Antioch earthquake

The 115 Antioch earthquake occurred on 13 December 115 AD. It had an estimated magnitude of 7.5 on the surface wave magnitude scale and an estimated maximum intensity of XI (extreme) on the Mercalli intensity scale. Antioch and surrounding areas were devastated with a great loss of life and property. It triggered a local tsunami that badly damaged the harbour at Caesarea Maritima. The Roman Emperor Trajan was caught in the earthquake, as was his successor Hadrian.

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Located at 36.10 36.10 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: 115, 115 earthquakes, Earthquakes in Syria, Earthquakes in Turkey

Karbeyaz

Karbeyaz is a town in Altınözü district of Hatay Province, Turkey. Karbeyaz is situated close to Syrian border at {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:36|00|N|36|16|E||| | |name= }}. The distance to Altınözü is 19 kilometres and to Antakya (central city of the province) is 45 kilometres . The population of the town is 1584 as of 2010. The town was founded by the soldiers in the army of Ottoman sultan Selim I during his return from Egyptian campaign in 1517.

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Located at 36.00 36.27 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: Altınözü District, Hatay Province, Populated places in Hatay Province, Towns in Turkey

Battle of Antioch (145 BC)

The Battle of Antioch in 145 BC saw the defeat and overthrow of Seleucid king Alexander Balas by Ptolemy VI Philometor of Egypt, but the Egyptian pharaoh died in the battle. This battle is also known as the Battle of the Oenoparus.

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Located at 36.20 36.16 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: 145 BC, 2nd-century BC conflicts, Battles involving the Ptolemaic Kingdom, Battles involving the Seleucid Empire, History of Antioch, Syrian Wars

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