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Explore Kapikaya in Turkey

Kapikaya in the region of İzmir is a place in Turkey - some 309 mi or ( 497 km ) West of Ankara , the country's capital city .

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Time in Kapikaya is now 10:26 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Istanbul " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Chios, Heraklion, Athens, Yukaribey, and Yenice. Since you are here already, consider visiting Chios . We saw some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Kapikaya ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Bergama / Pergamon - Turkey

4:34 min by Eric Ross
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Bergama. The antique site of Bergama with the Acropolis, the Theater, the Temple of Zeus and Athene. Director Eric Ross draw up this report. ..

Bergama, The Leading City of Civilisation,

4:17 min by gökhan güzeler
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This movie is a timelapse project that consists of 262.141 images. Music : " The American Dollar - Lights Dim " Bergama, the leading city of civilisation, Unesco World Heritage Nominated Site. This fi ..


Turkey 14.2 : Bergama - Acropolis

4:42 min by Paul Pesie
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Take a taxi uphill (or use the finucular/telpher carrier which will be ready in the sumer of 2010) to visit Pergamums Acropolis. On the other side of the hill a lake , created by a dam : no time to ex ..

Turkey 14.1 : Bergama - Archaeology Museum & Asclepion

4:04 min by Paul Pesie
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Asclepion was one of the early therapeutic communities where body & mind were treated. "THE GODS OF DEATH HAVE NO ACCES" was the curative message on the entrance gate of Asclepion. ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Pergamon Altar

The Pergamon Altar is a monumental construction built during the reign of King Eumenes II in the first half of the 2nd century BC on one of the terraces of the acropolis of the ancient city of Pergamon in Asia Minor. The structure is 35.64 meters wide and 33.4 meters deep; the front stairway alone is almost 20 meters wide. The base is decorated with a frieze in high relief showing the battle between the Giants and the Olympian gods known as the Gigantomachy.

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Located at 39.13 27.18 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: 2nd-century BC architecture, Altars, Antikensammlung Berlin, Bergama, Hellenistic architecture, Pergamene sculpture

Kestel Dam

Kestel Dam is a dam in Turkey. The development was backed by the Turkish State Hydraulic Works.

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Located at 39.13 27.19 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Dams in Izmir Province

Pergamon Bridge

The Pergamon Bridge is a Roman substruction bridge over the Selinus river (modern Bergama Çayı) in the ancient city of Pergamon, modern-day Turkey. The 196 m wide structure, the largest of its kind in antiquity, was designed during Hadrian's reign (AD 117–138) in order to form a passageway underneath a large court in front of the monumental "Red Basilica" temple complex. The two intact tubes, which consist of supporting walls covered with barrel vaults, still serve their purpose to this day.

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Located at 39.12 27.18 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Bergama, Deck arch bridges, Pergamon, Roman bridges in Turkey, Stone bridges, Tunnels in Turkey

Bergama Raid

The Greek army landed in May 1919 in Smyrna and was continuing to occupy the area around Smyrna. When the Turks heard that the Greek troops had reached Reşadiye (Zeytindağ) on 10 June 1919, they realized that Bergama was next. Therefore they blow up the ammunition depot in Bergama to prevent the capture of the depot by Greek forces.

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Located at 39.12 27.20 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: 1919 in Turkey, Battles of the Greco-Turkish War (1919–1922), Bergama, Conflicts in 1919

Ayaskent, İzmir

Ayaskent (former Ayasili and Ayasköy) is a town in Bergama district of İzmir Province, Turkey. It is situated in the northern part of Bergama plains at {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:39|11|N|27|20|E||| | |name= }}. The distance to Bergama is 15 kilometres and to İzmir is 120 kilometres The population of Ayaskent is 1242. Ayaskent (then known as Ayasili) was founded during the Ottoman Empire era. In 1976 Ayaskent was declared a seat of township.

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Located at 39.18 27.33 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tags: Aegean Region, Bergama District, Izmir Province, Populated places in Izmir Province, Towns in Turkey

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