Akçakale
in Şanlıurfa, Turkey

Noteable things around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
36.711 and 38.947 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 36° 42' 39" and E 38° 56' 50"
Currency and Currency Code:
Lira - TRY
Spoken languages:
Turkish, Kurdish, Azerbaijani, Avaric
Local electricity:
230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
Local Time: 01:15 PM (Saturday)
Timezone: Europe/Istanbul
UTC/GMT offset: 2 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
7:11 am and 5:10 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-27.600 and -144.317 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Area
References
This place on Wikipedia
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Current travel safety evaluation for Turkey in Western Asia

Safety Score: 3,5 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning please reconsider your need to travel to Turkey.

Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Turkey. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03

Discover Akçakale

Akçakale in Şanlıurfa with it's 32,114 citizens is a place in Turkey about 398 mi (or 640 km) south-east of Ankara, the country's capital city.

Current time in Akçakale is now 01:15 PM (Saturday). The local timezone is named Europe / Istanbul with an UTC offset of 3 hours. We know of 8 airports near Akçakale, of which two are larger airports. The closest airport in Turkey is Şanlıurfa Airport in a distance of 27 mi (or 44 km), North. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

There is one Unesco world heritage site nearby. It's Nemrut Dağ in a distance of 92 mi (or 148 km), North.

While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Tall Abyad, Harran, Suluk, Sehit Nusretbey and Yardimci. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 17°C / 63 °F

Morning Temperature 12°C / 54 °F
Evening Temperature 16°C / 62 °F
Night Temperature 14°C / 57 °F
Chance of rainfall 0%
Air Humidity 51%
Air Pressure 1021 hPa
Wind Speed Light breeze with 4 km/h (2 mph) from North
Cloud Conditions Clear sky, covering 8% of sky
General Conditions Sky is clear

Sunday, 24th of November 2024

17°C (63 °F)
8°C (47 °F)
Heavy intensity rain, fresh breeze, scattered clouds.

Monday, 25th of November 2024

5°C (41 °F)
4°C (39 °F)
Rain and snow, fresh breeze, overcast clouds.

Tuesday, 26th of November 2024

6°C (43 °F)
5°C (42 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.

Videos from this area

These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.

Raqqah Destruction d'un Meqam mausolée à Ain Arous -1- الرقة - هدم مقام النبي ابراهيم في عين عروس

Published: May 29, 2013
Length: 38:40 min
Rating: 2 of 5
Author: Protect Syrian Archaeology

Association for the protection of Syrian archaeology جمعية حماية الآثار السورية https://www.facebook.com/apsa2011 . Tell Abyad, village de 'Ain Arous : destruction...


Şanlurfa RAP stayla :))

Published: October 11, 2012
Length: 17:40 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Mustafa Degirmenci

Şanliurfa Akcakale de Rap soyleyen kucuk cocuk.


Harran, Turkey, home of Abraham

Published: March 24, 2010
Length: 24:05 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Leslie Bialik

Drive to Harran, 15 miles from the Syrian border, where the beehive housing complex has existed since the time of Abraham.


tal abyad

Published: July 03, 2012
Length: 00:54 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: mndssyrian

اضراب عام في مدينة تل أبيض بنسبة 100% اليوم الاثنين.


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Attractions and noteworthy things

Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.

Tell Abyad

Tal Abyad is a Syrian town located along the Balikh River and administratively belonging to Ar-Raqqah Governorate. It has a population of 12,490.

Located at 36.6975, 38.9567 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Cities in Syria, Populated places in Tell Abyad District


This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Akchakale, Akcekale, Akçakale, أقجة قلعة, کانیی غەزاڵان, Hêniyê Ğezalan, آقچه‌قلعه, アクチャカレ, Kaniya Xezalan, Акчакале, اکچاکالے, 阿克恰卡萊