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Explore Sigircik in Turkey

Sigircik in the region of Şanlıurfa is a town in Turkey - some 341 mi or ( 549 km ) South-East of Ankara , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Sigircik is now 07:48 PM (Thursday) . 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 Yaylak. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Aleppo . Where to go and what to see in Sigircik ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Çaltepe, Manavgat

Çaltepe, Manavgat is a village in the District of Manavgat, Antalya Province, Turkey.

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Located at 37.31 38.18 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Manavgat District, Populated places in Antalya Province

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.

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Located at 37.43 38.23 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: Ancient Greek sites in Turkey, Former populated places in Turkey, Osroene, Seleucid colonies in Anatolia

Akdere, Adıyaman

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

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Located at 37.46 38.22 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: Adıyaman District, Populated places in Adıyaman Province

Kızılin, Besni

Kızılin is a village in the District of Besni, Adıyaman Province, Turkey.

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Located at 37.43 38.13 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: Besni District, Populated places in Adıyaman Province

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.

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Located at 37.48 38.32 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Tags: Dam controversies, Dams completed in 1992, Dams in Adıyaman Province, Dams in Şanlıurfa Province, Euphrates, Hydroelectric power stations in Turkey, Irrigation in Turkey, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, Southeastern Anatolia Project, Syria–Turkey relations, Water and politics