Habibi Neccar Mountain Nature Reserve
Habibi Neccar Mountain Nature Reserve is a nature reserve in Hatay, Mediterranean Turkey. Habibi Neccar Mountain Nature Reserve is situated nearby to the suburb Hacı Ömer Alpagot, as well as near Aydınlıkevler.Places of Interest
Highlights include Church of Saint Peter and Habib-i Nejjar Mosque.
Church of Saint Peter
Cave
The Church of Saint Peter near Antakya, is composed of a cave carved into the mountainside on Mount Starius with a depth of 13 m, a width of 9.5 m and a height of 7 m.
Habib-i Nejjar Mosque
Mosque
Photo: GrandEscogriffe, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Habib-i Nejjar Mosque is a historical mosque in Antakya, Hatay Province, Turkey named after Habib the Carpenter. The mosque is to the east of Orontes River. The mosque was severely damaged by earthquakes in February 2023.
Circus of Antioch
Archaeological site
The Circus of Antioch was a hippodrome in Antioch, in present-day Turkey. Used for chariot racing, it was modelled on the Circus Maximus in Rome and other circus buildings throughout the Roman Empire. It was one of the largest in the Roman Empire.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Antakya and Defne.
Antakya
Photo: Volkanh, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Antakya, also known as Antioch, or more specifically Antioch-on-the-Orontes, is the capital of Hatay Province, which was annexed by Turkey after almost two decades of French rule in 1939.
Defne
Town
Defne is a municipality and district of Hatay Province, Turkey. Its area is 155 km2, and its population is 165,494. The district Defne was created in 2013 from parts of the former central district of Hatay and the district of Samandağ.
Çekmece
Suburb
Çekmece is a neighbourhood of the municipality and district of Defne, Hatay Province, Turkey. Its population is 40,226. Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town.
Habibi Neccar Mountain Nature Reserve
- Type: Nature reserve
- Also known as: “Habibi Neccar Dağı Doğa Koruma Alanı”
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Hatay, Mediterranean Turkey, Turkey, Eastern Mediterranean Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
36.2042° or 36° 12′ 15″ northLongitude
36.1795° or 36° 10′ 46″ eastOpen location code
8G8R653H+MQOpenStreetMap ID
way 126796177OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserve
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Hacı Ömer Alpagot and Aydınlıkevler.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Arx (citadel) and Ruined Arch.
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