Turkey
Osmaniye Province
Osmaniye

Castabala

Castabala, also known as Hieropolis and Hierapolis was a city in , near the . The town of , in the district of , is about 3 miles wsw of the ancient city.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: archeological site in Turkey
  • Also known as: “Hierapolis”, “Hierapolis ad Pyramum”, “Hierapolis in Cilicia”, and “Kastabala Kalesi”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Bodrumkale.

Photo: Nedim Ardoğa, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a castle ruin in , . It is situated on a hill, about 12 kilometres away from . The castle is to the northeast of the ancient city of Castabala. is situated 190 metres west of Castabala.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cevdetiye and Kırmıtlı.

Village
is a town in the Osmaniye District, , Turkey. Its population is 6,239. It is 8 kilometres north of , on the road connecting Osmaniye to at the east end of the plains. is situated 4½ km south of Castabala.

Village
is a village in the Osmaniye District of , . Its population is 767. Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town. It lies along . is situated 5 km west of Castabala.

Village
is a village in the Osmaniye District in , . Its population is 586. The village is inhabited by Turkmens. It was the birthplace of the famous Turkish novelist of Kurdish origin Yaşar Kemal. is situated 9 km west of Castabala.

Castabala

Latitude
37.17666° or 37° 10′ 36″ north
Longitude
36.1892° or 36° 11′ 21″ east
Open location code
8G9R55GQ+MM
Open­Street­Map ID
way 353549847
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q948243
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Turkish—“Castabala” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Castabala”
  • Dutch: “Castabala”
  • German: “Hierapolis Kastabala”
  • Greek: “Ιεράπολη Κιλικίας”
  • Greek: “Καστάβαλα”
  • Italian: “Castabala”
  • Italian: “Hierapolis Castabala”
  • Italian: “Ierapoli Castabala”
  • Spanish: “Castabala”
  • Turkish: “Kastabala”

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Highlights include HES and Amouda Castle.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Castabala”. Photo: Kpisimon, CC BY 3.0.