Explore Ortayol in Turkey
Ortayol in the region of Şanlıurfa is a town in Turkey - some 330 mi or ( 531 km ) South-East of Ankara , the country's capital city .
Current time in Ortayol is now 08:37 AM (Friday) . 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, Beirut, Yesilozen, and Sanliurfa. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Aleppo . Where to go and what to see in Ortayol ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Rumkale
Rumkale was a powerful fortress on the river Euphrates, 50 km west of Şanlıurfa. It is called Hromkla or kela zêrîn in Kurdish, Qal'ah Rumita in Syriac, Qal'at al-Rum (قلعة الروم) in Arabic Rumkale in Turkish, Հռոմկլա ('Hromkla) in Armenian; the name means "Roman Castle (by extension also Byzantine)" in all cases. Its strategic location was already known to the Assyrians, although the present structure is largely Hellenistic and Roman in origin.
Located at 37.27 37.84 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Elif, Gaziantep
Elif (or more popularly Elifköy) is a town in Araban district of Gaziantep Province, Turkey. It is only 3 kilometres to River Fırat (Euphrates) at {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:37|23|N|37|53|E||| | |name= }}. The distance to Araban is 30 kilometres and to Gaziantep is 70 kilometres . The population of the town is 3,409s of 2011. In the 2nd or 3rd century the town was a Roman settlement named Sugga. The mausoleum in the town is a Roman building.
Located at 37.38 37.88 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Kızılin, Besni
Kızılin is a village in the District of Besni, Adıyaman Province, Turkey.
Located at 37.43 38.13 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
Sayören, Besni
Sayören is a village in the District of Besni, Adıyaman Province, Turkey.
Located at 37.48 38.15 (Lat./Long.); Less than 27 km away
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