Amik Valley
The Amik Valley is a plain in Hatay Province, southern Turkey. It is close to the city of Antakya. Along with Dabiq in northwestern Syria, it is believed to be one of two possible sites of the battle of Armageddon according to Islamic eschatology.Photo: Radyokid, Public domain.
- Type: Locality
- Description: Turkish valley of archaeological interest
- Also known as: “Ova”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Aktaş and Lake Amik.
Aktaş
Village
Aktaş is a neighbourhood of the municipality and district of Kumlu, Hatay Province, Turkey. Its population is 1,452. The village is at the west of Kumlu. Aktaş is situated 4 km north of Amik Valley.
Lake Amik
Locality
Lake Amik or the Lake of Antioch was a large freshwater lake in the basin of the Orontes River in Hatay Province, Turkey. It was located north-east of the ancient city of Antioch. The lake was drained between the 1940s–1970s. Lake Amik is situated 4½ km northwest of Amik Valley.
Demirköprü
Village
Demirköprü is a neighbourhood of the municipality and district of Antakya, Hatay Province, Turkey. Its population is 1,011. The village was the birthplace of Yusuf al-Sa'dun, a commander in the Hananu Revolt. Demirköprü is situated 9 km south of Amik Valley.
Amik Valley
- Categories: tell, archaeological site, plain, and valley
- Location: Hatay, Mediterranean Turkey, Turkey, Eastern Mediterranean Europe, Europe
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Latitude
36.33° or 36° 19′ 48″ northLongitude
36.33° or 36° 19′ 48″ eastOpen location code
8G8R88HH+XXOpenStreetMap ID
node 2286714320OpenStreetMap feature
place=localityWikidata ID
Q481670
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In Other Languages
From Albanian to Urdu—“Amik Valley” goes by many names.
- Albanian: “Lugina Amik”
- Arabic: “سهل العمق”
- Armenian: “Ամըգ”
- Armenian: “Ամըկ”
- Armenian: “Ամիկի դաշտ”
- Catalan: “Amaq”
- Catalan: “Amik”
- Catalan: “Amouq”
- Catalan: “Amuk”
- Catalan: “Amuq”
- Cebuano: “Amik Ovası”
- Chinese: “阿米克谷”
- Dutch: “Amik Valley”
- Finnish: “Amuq”
- Finnish: “Amuqin kulttuuri”
- Finnish: “Amuqin laakso”
- German: “Amuq-Ebene”
- German: “Amuq”
- Hebrew: “עמק אמוק”
- Italian: “Amuq”
- Japanese: “アアマーク谷”
- Japanese: “アミク谷”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Amuq”
- Norwegian: “Amuq”
- Persian: “دره اعماق”
- Russian: “Амук”
- Spanish: “Amuq”
- Thai: “หุบเขาอามิก”
- Turkish: “Amik ovası”
- Turkish: “Amik Ovası”
- Ukrainian: “Амук”
- Urdu: “وادی اعماق”
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