Mount Bakraçhöyüğü
Mount Bakraçhöyüğü is an archaeological site in Kahramanmaraş Province, Turkey. Mount Bakraçhöyüğü is situated nearby to the town Afşin.- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: hill in Kahramanmaraş, southern Turkey
- Also known as: “Gaziler Höyük”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Afşin and Çoğulhan.
Afşin
Town
Afşin is a municipality and district of Kahramanmaraş Province, Turkey. Its area is 1,502 km2, and its population is 80,044. It is the location of the ancient town Arabissus. Afşin is situated 7 km southwest of Mount Bakraçhöyüğü.
Çoğulhan
Village
Çoğulhan is a village in Afşin district of Kahramanmaraş province in Turkey. Due to the nearby Afşin Elbistan power stations it has almost three times the level of sulfur dioxide in the air than Elbistan. Çoğulhan is situated 8 km northeast of Mount Bakraçhöyüğü.
Mount Bakraçhöyüğü
- Categories: hill, mound, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Kahramanmaraş Province, Turkey, Eastern Mediterranean Europe, Europe
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Latitude
38.29413° or 38° 17′ 39″ north
Longitude
36.95503° or 36° 57′ 18″ east
Open location code
8GCR7XV4+M2
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=mound
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Turkish—“Mount Bakraçhöyüğü” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Bakraç Höyüdü”
- Dutch: “Bakraç Höyüdü”
- Turkish: “Bakraç Höyüğü”
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