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Delve into Acarlar in Turkey

Acarlar in the region of İzmir is located in Turkey - some 325 mi or ( 524 km ) South-West of Ankara , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Acarlar

Local time in Acarlar is now 06:56 PM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Istanbul " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Mytilini, Chios, Heraklion, Athens, and Yayla. While being here, you might want to check out Mytilini . We discovered some clip posted online . 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 Acarlar ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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CAN AKIN House of the Virgin Mary - Church of Mary IZMIR CITY

8:48 min by Can Akin
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www.turklider.org THE HOUSE OF THE VIRGIN MARY ( MERYEM ANA EVİ ) The House of Mother Mary is on the top of Bulbul Dağ (the Mount of the Nightingale), seven kilometres south of the ancient city of Eph ..

Selcuk, Turkey: The Ancient City of Ephesus

3:43 min by RickSteves
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Rick resurrects some Ephesian rubble with Mehlika Seval, who wrote THE guidebook on one of Turkey's greatest ancient sites — Ephesus. For more information on the Rick Steves' Europe TV series — includ ..


Ephesos Weltstadt der Antike / Ancient Cosmopolitan City

6:16 min by FTVIDE0
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Ephesus 3 of 3: Library of Celsus, Stadium, and Causeway

10:48 min by JacobLW
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The ancient city of Ephesus. ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Çukuriçi Höyük

Çukuriçi Höyük is a prehistoric Tellsettlement in western Turkey. It is situated about 1 Kilometer from Ephesos in the province of Izmir. Excavation of the site began in 2006.

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Located at 37.93 27.36 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Turkey, Bronze Age, Chalcolithic, Neolithic

House of the Virgin Mary

(For the alternative house of the Virgin Mary located in Loreto, Italy, see Shrine of the Holy House) The House of the Virgin Mary is a Catholic and Muslim shrine located on Mt. Koressos in the vicinity of Ephesus, 7 kilometres from Selçuk in Turkey.

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Located at 37.91 27.33 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Turkey, Buildings and structures in Izmir Province, Christian pilgrimages, Christian sites of the Roman Empire, Christianity in Turkey, Islamic pilgrimages, Marian shrines, Roman Catholic churches in Turkey, Visitor attractions in Izmir Province

Ephesus Archaeological Museum

The Ephesus Archaeological Museum is an archaeological museum in Selçuk near İzmir, Turkey. It houses finds from the nearby Ephesus excavation site. Its best-known exhibit is the statue of Artemis retrieved from the temple of the goddess in Ephesus. The other museum with a great number of Ephesus artifacts is the Ephesos Museum in Vienna.

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Located at 37.95 27.37 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Archaeological museums in Turkey, Ephesus, Museums in Izmir Province

Library of Celsus

The library of Celsus is an ancient Roman building in Ephesus, Anatolia, now part of Selçuk, Turkey. It was built in honor of the Roman Senator Tiberius Julius Celsus Polemaeanus (completed in 135 AD) by Celsus' son, Gaius Julius Aquila. Celsus had been consul in 92 AD, governor of Asia in 115 AD, and a wealthy and popular local citizen.

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Located at 37.94 27.34 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: 2nd-century architecture, Ancient Roman architecture, Ancient Roman buildings and structures in Turkey, Ancient libraries

Selçuk

Selçuk is the central town of Selçuk district, İzmir Province in Turkey, 2 km (1.2 miles) northeast of ancient city Ephesus. Its original Greek name, (Άγιος Θεολόγος) referred to John the Theologian. Under the Ottoman Empire, it was known as Ayasoluk. In 1914, it was renamed Selçuk after the Seljuk Turks who first led incursions into the region in the 12th century. It was a township in Kuşadası district till 1954 and Torbalı between 1954-1957. It finally became a district in 1957.

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Located at 37.95 27.37 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Turkey, Districts of Izmir Province, Izmir, Populated places in Izmir Province, Roman sites in Turkey, Selçuk District, Towns in Turkey