Alaja Point Light
Alaja Point Light is a lighthouse in Karadeniz Ereğli, Zonguldak Province.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Cehennemağzı Caves and Karadeniz Ereğli Museum.
Cehennemağzı Caves
Cave
Photo: Oğuz67, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Cehennemağzı Caves are a series of three quarries lined side by side, in the Karadeniz Ereğli district of Zonguldak Province, northern Turkey. One of the quarries was used as a church in early Christianity, in other words mining was abandoned before. Cehennemağzı Caves is situated 2½ km southeast of Alaja Point Light.
Karadeniz Ereğli Museum
Museum
Karadeniz Ereğli Museum is a museum in Ereğli ilçe of Zonguldak Province, Turkey. The modifier Karadeniz is used to distinguish Ereğli in Zonguldak Province from another similar-named ilçes in Konya and Tekirdağ Provinces. Karadeniz Ereğli Museum is situated 4 km southeast of Alaja Point Light.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gülüç and Kandilli.
Gülüç
Village
Gülüç is a town in Ereğli District, Zonguldak Province, Turkey. Its population is 8,271. It is on the shore of the Black Sea, at the mouth of the Gülüç River. It is contiguous with the city of Karadeniz Ereğli. Gülüç is adjacent to the Erdemir steel plant. Gülüç is situated 7 km south of Alaja Point Light.
Kandilli
Village
Kandilli is a town in Ereğli District, Zonguldak Province, Turkey. Its population is 2,573. Kandilli is located on top of a mountain about 10 km north east of Karadeniz Ereğli and about 40 km west of Zonguldak city. Kandilli is situated 9 km east of Alaja Point Light.
Alaja Point Light
- Type: Lighthouse
- Historically known as: “Evlidge Point Light” and “Kisi Agsi Light”
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Karadeniz Ereğli, Zonguldak Province, Turkey, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
41.31342° or 41° 18′ 48″ northLongitude
31.39934° or 31° 23′ 58″ eastElevation
65 metres (213 feet)Open location code
8GHH897X+9PGeoNames ID
12097486
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