Balkat

Balkat is a village in , and has about 762 residents. Balkat is situated nearby to the suburb , as well as near the village .
  • Type: Village with 762 residents
  • Description: mahalle (administrative quarter) in Harran, Şanlıurfa, southeastern Turkey
  • Also known as: “Tell Hadar”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Harran Castle.

The or Harran Citadel is a castle ruin in , Turkey. Most of the present structure dates to the Ayyubid Sultanate c. 1200 but the castle is substantially older. is situated 4 km east of Balkat.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Harran Plain.

Locality
Photo: Volker Höhfeld, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a locality, which is situated 4½ km northeast of Balkat.

Balkat

Latitude
36.86787° or 36° 52′ 4″ north
Longitude
38.99323° or 38° 59′ 36″ east
Population
762
Elevation
371 metres (1,217 feet)
Open location code
8G8WVX9V+47
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2311371188
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
322130
Wiki­data ID
Q10737565
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Vietnamese—“Balkat” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Balkat”
  • Chechen: “Балкат (ХӀарран)”
  • Chechen: “Балкат”
  • Hungarian: “Balkat”
  • Irish: “Balkat”
  • Russian: “Tel’khadar”
  • Tatar: “Балкат (Һарран)”
  • Tatar: “Балкат”
  • Turkish: “Balkat, Harran”
  • Turkish: “Balkat”
  • Turkish: “Telhadar”
  • Vietnamese: “Balkat, Harran”
  • Vietnamese: “Balkat”
  • “Balkat”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include İbn-i Teymiyye El Hayat-i Harrani Camii and Harran Devlet Hastanesi.

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