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 .
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  • Type: Archaeological site
  • Description: archeological site in Turkey
  • Also known as: “Azatiwadaya” and “Kara Tepe”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Karatepe-Aslantaş National Park and Aslantaş Dam.

Nature reserve
Photo: Elelicht, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, established in 1958, is a in southern Turkey. Situated on the banks of a dam reservoir, it contains an archaeological open-air museum. is situated 3 km southwest of Karatepe.

Dam
Photo: Dosseman, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is an embankment dam on the in , southern , built between 1975 and 1984. is situated 80 km northeast of . 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. Its population is 1,593. It is situated at the easternmost part of Çukurova plains, 10 kilometres west of Düziçi. is situated 9 km southeast of Karatepe.

Village
is a town in the Düziçi District, , Turkey. Its population is 2,160. The distance to Düziçi is 12 kilometres. Two hundred years ago the original population of under the leadership of certain Böcük Koca migrated from Şanlıurfa to present location. 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: “كاراتبه”
  • Azerbaijani: “Qaratəpə (Osmaniyyə)”
  • Azerbaijani: “Qaratəpə”
  • Belarusian: “Каратэпэ”
  • Catalan: “Karatepe”
  • Dutch: “Karatepe”
  • French: “Karatepe”
  • German: “Azatiwata”
  • German: “Azatiwataya”
  • German: “Karatepe-Arslantaş”
  • German: “Karatepe”
  • Hebrew: “אזתודי”
  • Hebrew: “קאראטפה”
  • Hebrew: “קרטפה”
  • Italian: “Karatepe”
  • Japanese: “カラテペ”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Karatepe”
  • Persian: “آذاتیواتایا”
  • Portuguese: “Caratepe”
  • Portuguese: “Karatepe”
  • Russian: “Ацативадда”
  • Russian: “Каратепе”
  • Spanish: “Karatepe”
  • Turkish: “Karatepe-Arslantaş”
  • Turkish: “Karatepe”
  • Ukrainian: “Каратепе”
  • Vietnamese: “Karatepe”
  • Yakut: “Каратепе”

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

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