Explore Zagra in Turkey
Zagra in the region of Şanlıurfa is a town in Turkey - some 336 mi or ( 541 km ) South-East of Ankara , the country's capital city .
Current time in Zagra is now 06:05 AM (Sunday) . 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 Zagra. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Aleppo . Where to go and what to see in Zagra ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Birecik Bridge
Birecik Bridge is a road bridge in between Gaziantep and Şanlıurfa provinces of Turkey.
Located at 37.03 37.97 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
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.
Located at 37.06 37.87 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
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 17 km away
Battle of Nezib
The Battle of Nezib was fought on June 24, 1839 between Egypt and the Ottoman Empire. The Egyptians were led by Ibrahim Pasha, while the Ottomans were led by Hafiz Osman Pasha, with Moltke in command of the Ottoman artillery. The Ottoman were positioned at Mezar, southwest of Nezib, with the Nezib river on their left. Ibrahim advanced his force, under heavy Ottoman artillery fire, towards the Ottoman lines.
Located at 37.02 37.80 (Lat./Long.); Less than 23 km away
Çaltepe, Manavgat
Çaltepe, Manavgat is a village in the District of Manavgat, Antalya Province, Turkey.
Located at 37.31 38.18 (Lat./Long.); Less than 24 km away
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