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Explore Tutluca in Turkey

Tutluca in the region of Şanlıurfa is a town in Turkey - some 335 mi or ( 539 km ) South-East of Ankara , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Tutluca is now 12:13 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, Tyre, Beirut, and Yukarikarabas. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Aleppo . Where to go and what to see in Tutluca ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

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.

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Located at 37.27 37.84 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: Armenian churches in Turkey, Buildings and structures in Şanlıurfa Province, Castles in Turkey, Christian monasteries in Armenia

Birecik Bridge

Birecik Bridge is a road bridge in between Gaziantep and Şanlıurfa provinces of Turkey.

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Located at 37.03 37.97 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: Birecik District, Bridges completed in 1956, Buildings and structures in Şanlıurfa Province, Road bridges in Turkey, Southeastern Anatolia Region

Zeugma, Commagene

Zeugma is an ancient city of Commagene; currently located in the Gaziantep Province of Turkey . It is a historical settlement which is considered among the four most important settlement areas under the reign of the kingdom of Commagene. It was named for the bridge of boats, or zeugma, which crossed the Euphrates there.

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Located at 37.06 37.87 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: Ancient Greek cities, Ancient Greek sites in Turkey, Archaeological sites in Turkey, Commagene, Former populated places in Turkey, History of Gaziantep Province, Lost cities and towns, Populated places along the Silk Road, Roman legions' camps in Turkey, Roman sites in Turkey, Seleucid colonies in Anatolia, Twin cities

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 21 km away
Tags: Manavgat District, Populated places in Antalya Province

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.

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Located at 37.38 37.88 (Lat./Long.); Less than 22 km away
Tags: Araban District, Populated places in Gaziantep Province, Southeastern Anatolia Region, Towns in Turkey