Explore Cakmakli in Turkey
Cakmakli 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 .
Current time in Cakmakli is now 07:33 AM (Wednesday) . 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: Aleppo, Damascus, Al Bab, Beirut, and Avlak. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Aleppo . Where to go and what to see in Cakmakli ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Atatürk Dam
The Atatürk Dam, originally the Karababa Dam, is a zoned rock-fill dam with a central core on the Euphrates River on the border of Adıyaman Province and Şanlıurfa Province in the Southeastern Anatolia Region of Turkey. Built both to generate electricity and to irrigate the plains in the region, it was renamed in honour of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk (1881–1938), the founder of the Turkish Republic. The construction began in 1983 and was completed in 1990.
Located at 37.48 38.32 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Kırmacık, Samsat
Kırmacık is a village in the District of Samsat, Adıyaman Province, Turkey.
Located at 37.53 38.47 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Kummuh
Kummuh is an Iron Age Neo-Hittite kingdom located on the west bank of the Upper Euphrates within the easternly loop of the river between Malatya and Carchemish. Assyrian sources refer both to the land and its capital city with the same name. The city is identified with the classical period Samosata, modern day Samsat Höyük which has now been flooded under the waters of a newly-built dam. Urartian sources refer to it as Qumaha.
Located at 37.55 38.50 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Akyazı, Adıyaman
Akyazı is a village in the District of Adıyaman, Adıyaman Province, Turkey.
Located at 37.50 38.30 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Yarımbağ, Samsat
Yarımbağ is a village in the District of Samsat, Adıyaman Province, Turkey.
Located at 37.57 38.48 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
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