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Explore Sekir in Turkey

Sekir in the region of Şanlıurfa is a town in Turkey - some 352 mi or ( 567 km ) South-East of Ankara , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Sekir is now 06:20 AM (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, Aleppo, Damascus, Tyre, and Beirut. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Qarah Quyu al Fawqani . Where to go and what to see in Sekir ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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İzci, Çelikhan

İzci is a village in the District of Çelikhan, Adıyaman Province, Turkey.

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Located at 36.98 38.25 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Populated places in Adıyaman Province, Çelikhan District

Arslan Tash

Arslan Tash (Turkish; Arslan - Lion, Taş - Stone), ancient Hadātu, is an archaeological site in northern Syria, in Aleppo Governorate, around 30km east of the Euphrates River and nearby the town of Ain al-Arab. Arslan Tash Arslan Tash is located in SyriaArslan TashArslan Tash Coordinates: {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:36|53|34|N|38|21|19|E|type:city | |name= }}

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Located at 36.89 38.36 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Aleppo Governorate, Former populated places in Syria, Iron Age sites in Syria

Ayn al-Arab

Ayn al-Arab is an inhabited city in northern Syria, administratively part of the Aleppo Governorate. "Kobanê" is the Kurdish name of the city. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Ayn al-Arab had a population of 44,821 in the 2004 census. The Popular Protection Units (YPG) captured Ayn al-Arab on 19 July 2012.

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Located at 36.89 38.37 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
Tags: Cities in Syria, Kurdish inhabited regions, Populated places in Ayn al-Arab District

Ayn al-Arab District

`Ayn al-`Arab is a Syrian district administratively belonging to Aleppo Governorate. At the 2004 Census it had a population of 192,513. Its administrative centre is the city of `Ayn al-`Arab.

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Located at 36.89 38.37 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
Tags: Ayn al-Arab District

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 24 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