Discover Ollek in Turkey
Ollek in the region of Şanlıurfa is a town located in Turkey - some 340 mi or ( 547 km ) South-East of Ankara , the country's capital .
Local time in Ollek is now 07:50 AM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Istanbul " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Aleppo, Damascus, Al Bab, Beirut, and Yaylak. When in this area, you might want to check out Aleppo . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Ollek ? 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 2 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 4 km away
Seleucia at the Zeugma
Seleucia epi tou Zeugmatos (Seleucia at the Zeugma) – Greek: Σελεύκεια επί του Ζεύγματος, also transliterated Seleukeia epi tou Zeugmatos, – was a Hellenistic city - or rather, fortified town - in the present Republic of Turkey, on the left, or south, bank of the Euphrates, across from ancient Samosata and not far from it. It is mentioned in isolated incidents: Antiochus III the Great married a Pontic princess there in 221 BC; the Oxford Classical Dictionary ascribed this to Zeugma.
Located at 37.43 38.23 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Akdere, Adıyaman
Akdere is a village in the District of Adıyaman, Adıyaman Province, Turkey.
Located at 37.46 38.22 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Bebek, Adıyaman
Bebek is a village in the District of Adıyaman, Adıyaman Province, Turkey.
Located at 37.53 38.26 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
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