Karatepe

Karatepe is a Neo-Hittite fortress and open-air museum in in southern lying at a distance of about 23 km from the district center of .
Wikipedia
Photo: Elelicht, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Type: Archaeological site
  • Description: archeological site in Turkey
  • Also known as: “Azatiwadaya”, “Azatiwata”, “Azatiwataya”, “Kara Tepe”, “Ацативадда”, “אזתודי”, “קרטפה”, and “كاراتبه”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Karatepe-Aslantaş National Park and Aslantaş Dam.

Nature reserve
Photo: Elelicht, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, established in 1958, is a in southern Turkey. is situated 3 km southwest of Karatepe.

Dam
Photo: Dosseman, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is an embankment dam on the … is situated 3 km southeast of Karatepe.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Atalan and Böcekli.

Village
is a town in the Düziçi District, , Turkey. is situated 9 km southeast of Karatepe.

Village
is a town in the Düziçi District, , Turkey. is situated 9 km east of Karatepe.

Karatepe

Latitude
37.29585° or 37° 17′ 45″ north
Longitude
36.25375° or 36° 15′ 14″ east
Open location code
8G9R77W3+8F
Open­Street­Map ID
node 723160995
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Wiki­data ID
Q1729026
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Yakut—“Karatepe” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “قرة تبة”
  • Azerbaijani: “Qaratəpə (Osmaniyyə)”
  • Azerbaijani: “Qaratəpə”
  • Belarusian: “Каратэпэ”
  • Catalan: “Karatepe”
  • Dutch: “Karatepe”
  • French: “Karatepe”
  • German: “Karatepe-Arslantaş”
  • Hebrew: “קאראטפה”
  • Italian: “Karatepe”
  • Japanese: “カラテペ”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Karatepe”
  • Persian: “آذاتیواتایا”
  • Portuguese: “Caratepe”
  • Portuguese: “Karatepe”
  • Russian: “Каратепе”
  • Spanish: “Karatepe”
  • Turkish: “Karatepe-Arslantaş”
  • Turkish: “Karatepe”
  • Ukrainian: “Каратепе”
  • Vietnamese: “Karatepe”
  • Yakut: “Каратепе”

Places with the Same Name

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Museum of Karatepe, Hittites arts and Domuztepe Höyüğü.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Ahşap çadır yeri and Aslantaş HES TM.

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