Gökçedam

Gökçedam is a village in the Osmaniye District in , . Its population is 586. The village is inhabited by Turkmens. It was the birthplace of the famous Turkish novelist of Kurdish origin Yaşar Kemal.
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  • Type: Village with 542 residents
  • Description: village in Osmaniye Merkez, Turkey
  • Also known as: Amuda”, “Amudan”, “Goekcdam”, “Gökçdam”, and “Hamidiye

Places of Interest

Highlights include Amouda Castle and Hemite relief.

The castle of Amouda Crusader castle, formerly in the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia, and today close to the village of Gökçedam in the Turkish Province of .

Ruins
The is a Hittite rock relief at Gökçedam in the central district of in , about 20 km northwest of the provincial capital of . Rock reliefs are a prominent aspect of Hittite art.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Günlüce and Burhanlı.

Village
is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of , , . Its population is 196. is situated 2½ km southwest of Gökçedam.

Village
is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of , , . Its population is 279. is situated 4½ km southwest of Gökçedam.

Village
is a village in the Osmaniye District of , . Its population is 767. Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town. It lies along . is situated 5 km southeast of Gökçedam.

Gökçedam

Latitude
37.19068° or 37° 11′ 27″ north
Longitude
36.09148° or 36° 5′ 29″ east
Population
542
Elevation
66 metres (217 feet)
Open location code
8G9R53RR+7H
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3248798962
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
312765
Wiki­data ID
Q1559300
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Vietnamese—“Gökçedam” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: Ամուտա
  • Armenian: Գյոկչեդամ
  • Azerbaijani: Göyçədam
  • Belarusian: Гёкчэдам
  • Central Kurdish: گۆکچەدام
  • Chechen: Гоькчедам
  • Czech: Gökçedam
  • Danish: Gökçedam
  • Dutch: Gökçedam
  • German: Gökcedam
  • German: Gökçedam
  • German: Hemite
  • Greek: Γκιοκτσεντάμ
  • Italian: Gökçedam
  • Malay: Gökçedam
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Gökçedam
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Hemite
  • Russian: Гёкчедам
  • Silesian: Gökçedam
  • Slovak: Gökçedam
  • Swedish: Gökçedam
  • Tatar: Гөкчедам
  • Turkish: Gökçedam, Osmaniye
  • Turkish: Gökçedam
  • Turkish: Hemite
  • Uzbek: Gökçedam
  • Vietnamese: Gökçedam, Osmaniye
  • Vietnamese: Gökçedam
  • Gökçedam

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