Touring Kurtulkarsi in Turkey
Kurtulkarsi in the region of Hatay is a city located in Turkey - some 283 mi or ( 455 km ) South-East of Ankara , the country's capital city .
Time in Kurtulkarsi is now 02:32 PM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Istanbul " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your travel resources, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Aleppo, Damascus, Latakia, Tyre, and Beirut. Being here already, consider visiting Aleppo . Check out our recommendations for Kurtulkarsi ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Karakese
Karakese is a town in Hatay Province, Turkey.
Located at 36.82 36.25 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Payas
Payas (also called Yakacık) is a town in Hatay Province, Turkey.
Located at 36.75 36.22 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
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.
Located at 36.84 36.21 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Pinarus River
The Pinarus River is a small mountain spring fed stream famous in antiquity as the site of the First Battle of Issus, near a small coastal village or town which was reported to straddle the stream which by similar sources, was said to run red with blood after Alexander the Great leading his elite Companion cavalry turned the right flank of the Persians, smashed the center and routed the Persian forces personally led by Darius III of Persia, who subsequently fled the field in a panic.
Located at 36.75 36.19 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
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.
Located at 36.84 36.16 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
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