Samʾal
Zincirli Höyük is an archaeological site located in the Anti-Taurus Mountains of modern Turkey's Gaziantep Province. During its time under the control of the Neo-Assyrian Empire it was called, by them, Sam'al.Photo: Dosseman, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: former country and archaeological site in Islahiye, Gaziantep, Turkey
- Also known as: “Sam’al”, “Yadiya”, “Zincirli”, “Zincirli Höyük”, “Zincirli Huyuk”, and “Zincirli Hüyük”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Zincirli and Kozdere.
Zincirli
Village
Photo: Kpisimon, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Zincirli is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of İslahiye, Gaziantep Province, Turkey. The village is populated by Kurds of the Çelikan tribe and had a population of 181 in 2022.
Kozdere
Village
Kozdere, historically İntilli, is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of İslahiye, Gaziantep Province, Turkey. Its population is 810. The village is populated by Kurds. Kozdere is situated 3 km north of Samʾal.
Fevzipaşa
Village
Fevzipaşa is a neighbourhood of the municipality and district of İslahiye, Gaziantep Province, Turkey. Its population is 1,173. Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town. It is inhabited by Yörüks. Fevzipaşa is situated 4 km west of Samʾal.
Samʾal
- Categories: ancient city, archaeological site, hill, tell, mound, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Gaziantep Province, Turkey, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.10326° or 37° 6′ 12″ northLongitude
36.67848° or 36° 40′ 43″ eastElevation
948 metres (3,110 feet)Open location code
8G9R4M3H+89OpenStreetMap ID
way 1420722800OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=moundOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Samʾal” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “سمأل”
- Basque: “Sam’al”
- Catalan: “Hüyük Zincirli”
- Catalan: “Sam’al”
- Catalan: “Samal”
- Cebuano: “Zincirli Hüyük”
- Chinese: “萨姆阿尔”
- Dutch: “Sam’al”
- Dutch: “Zincirli Hüyük”
- French: “Sam’al”
- French: “Zincirli”
- German: “Bit Gabbari”
- German: “Ia’udi”
- German: “Iaudi”
- German: “Ja’udi”
- German: “Jaudi”
- German: “Judi”
- German: “Sam’al”
- German: “Samʼal”
- German: “Sendschirli”
- German: “Ya’udi”
- German: “Yaudi”
- Hebrew: “שמאל”
- Hungarian: “Szamal”
- Hungarian: “Zincirli Höyük”
- Italian: “Sam’al”
- Japanese: “サマル”
- Japanese: “サムアル”
- Japanese: “ジンジルリ・ヒュユク”
- Japanese: “ズィンジリ・ホユック”
- Korean: “삼알”
- Persian: “تپه زنجیرلی”
- Polish: “Sam’al”
- Portuguese: “Sam’al”
- Portuguese: “Samal”
- Portuguese: “Zincirli Höyük”
- Portuguese: “Zincirli”
- Russian: “Сам’аль”
- Russian: “Самаль”
- South Azerbaijani: “زینجیرلی هؤیوک”
- Spanish: “Sam’al”
- Swiss German: “Sam’al”
- Tosk Albanian: “Samʼal”
- Turkish: “Sam’al”
- Turkish: “Zincirli Höyük”
- Ukrainian: “Біт-Габарі”
- Ukrainian: “Зінджирлі”
- Ukrainian: “Зінкірлі”
- Ukrainian: “Самал”
- Ukrainian: “Ядія”
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