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Explore Biris in Turkey

Biris in the region of Şanlıurfa is a town in Turkey - some 349 mi or ( 562 km ) South-East of Ankara , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Biris is now 09:07 PM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Istanbul " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Qarah Quyu al Fawqani, Jarabulus, Aleppo, Damascus, and Tyre. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Qarah Quyu al Fawqani . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Biris ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Bald Ibis in Birecik, Turkey

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Critically-endangered bald ibis sanctuary in Birecik near Şanlıurfa ..

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Interesting facts about this location

Carchemish

Carchemish or Karkemish was an important ancient capital at times independent but also having been part of the Mitanni, Hittite and Neo Assyrian Empires, now on the frontier between Turkey and Syria. It was the location of an important battle between the Babylonians and Egyptians, mentioned in the Bible .

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Located at 36.83 38.01 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Aleppo Governorate, Archaeological sites in Turkey, Carchemish, Former populated places in Syria, History of Gaziantep Province, Roman towns and cities in Syria, Syro-Hittite states

Birecik Bridge

Birecik Bridge is a road bridge in between Gaziantep and Şanlıurfa provinces of Turkey.

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Located at 37.03 37.97 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Birecik District, Bridges completed in 1956, Buildings and structures in Şanlıurfa Province, Road bridges in Turkey, Southeastern Anatolia Region

Jarabulus

Jarabulus is a Syrian city administratively belonging to Aleppo Governorate. Jarabulus, also known as Jerablus, has an altitude of 367 m asl and lies on the western bank of the river Euphrates. It has a population of 25,705. It is located North of the Assad lake, just South of the Syro-Turkish border.

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Located at 36.82 38.02 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: Cities in Syria, Populated places in Jarabulus District, Populated places on the Euphrates River

Jarabulus District

Jarabulus is a Syrian district administratively belonging to Aleppo Governorate. At the 2004 Census it had a population of 58,889. Its administrative centre is the city of Jarabulus. Kurds and Arabs form the majority in the district. The city of Jarabulus had an Armenian minority until the early 1970s when most of them moved to Aleppo.

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Located at 36.82 38.02 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: Jarabulus District, Kurdish inhabited regions

Hancağız Dam

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

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Located at 36.96 37.89 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tags: Dams in Gaziantep Province