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Kopruluk Destination Guide

Touring Kopruluk in Turkey

Kopruluk in the region of Şanlıurfa is located in Turkey - some 360 mi or ( 580 km ) South-East of Ankara , the country's capital city .

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Time in Kopruluk is now 04:23 PM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Istanbul " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Aleppo, Damascus, Al Bab, Beirut, and Avlak. Being here already, consider visiting Aleppo . Check out our recommendations for Kopruluk ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

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.

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Located at 37.55 38.50 (Lat./Long.); Less than 26 km away
Tags: Syro-Hittite states

Kırmacık, Samsat

Kırmacık is a village in the District of Samsat, Adıyaman Province, Turkey.

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Located at 37.53 38.47 (Lat./Long.); Less than 26 km away
Tags: Populated places in Adıyaman Province, Samsat District

Yarımbağ, Samsat

Yarımbağ is a village in the District of Samsat, Adıyaman Province, Turkey.

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Located at 37.57 38.48 (Lat./Long.); Less than 28 km away
Tags: Populated places in Adıyaman Province, Samsat District

Samosata

Samosata was an ancient city on the right (west) bank of the Euphrates whose ruins existed at the modern city of Samsat, Adıyaman Province, Turkey until the site was flooded by the newly-constructed Atatürk Dam. The founder of the city was Sames, a Satrap of Commagene who made it his capital. The city is often confused with Arsamosata. Located in southeast Turkey on the upper Euphrates River, it was fortified so as to protect a major crossing point of the river on the east-west trade route.

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Located at 37.58 38.48 (Lat./Long.); Less than 29 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Turkey, Buildings and structures in Adıyaman Province, Commagene, Former populated places in Turkey, Geography of Adıyaman Province, History of Adıyaman Province, History of Armenia, Orontid dynasty, Roman sites in Turkey, Thughur, Titular sees in Asia, Visitor attractions in Adıyaman Province