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Alatlar Destination Guide

Discover Alatlar in Turkey

Alatlar in the region of Şanlıurfa with its 233 habitants is a place located in Turkey - some 394 mi or ( 634 km ) South-East of Ankara , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Alatlar

Local time in Alatlar is now 12:23 PM (Friday) . 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: Tall Abyad, Manbij, Damascus, Ayn al 'Arus, and Ar Raqqah. When in this area, you might want to check out Tall Abyad . We discovered some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Alatlar ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Harran, Turkey: Ancient City of Abraham

2:21 min by RickSteves
Views: 2303 Rating: 5.00

Centuries of wind and warriors have rounded the corners of Harrans' fortress. Here, 500 miles SE of Istanbul near the Syrian border it seems the people and their ways of life have changed little. Many ..

Old Harran

0:48 min by Leslie Bialik
Views: 431 Rating: 5.00

Abraham lived in these beehive mud huts ..


Harran, Turkey, home of Abraham

1:22 min by Leslie Bialik
Views: 367 Rating: 0.00

Drive to Harran, 15 miles from the Syrian border, where the beehive housing complex has existed since the time of Abraham ..

Pide (flatbread) stand near Harran, Turkey

0:26 min by Leslie Bialik
Views: 261 Rating: 0.00

Roadside pide stand on the way from Şanlıurfa to Harran, Turkey, about 15 miles from the Syrian border ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Tell Abyad

Tal Abyad is a Syrian town located along the Balikh River and administratively belonging to Ar-Raqqah Governorate. It has a population of 12,490.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 36.70 38.96 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Cities in Syria, Populated places in Tell Abyad District

Battle of Carrhae

The Battle of Carrhae was an important battle between the Parthian Empire and the Roman Republic: it was fought near the town of Carrhae, in 53 BC. The Parthian Spahbod ("general") Surena decisively defeated a Roman invasion force, led by Marcus Licinius Crassus. It was the first of the battles between the Roman and Persian empires, and one of the most crushing defeats in Roman history.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 36.87 39.03 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: 1st-century BC conflicts, 53 BC, Battles involving the Parthian Empire, Battles involving the Roman Republic, Battles of the Roman–Persian Wars