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Antiochia ad Taurum

Antiochia ad Taurum was a Hellenistic city in ancient Syria east of Mount Amanus of the Taurus mountain range.

Antiochia ad Taurum
Antiochia ad Taurum · Vincent Vega
The place

Antiochia ad Taurum was a Hellenistic city in ancient Syria east of Mount Amanus of the Taurus mountain range. Later identified as 'ad Taurum montem' in the Commagene province of Syria.

Adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

What is there

Worth seeing in and around Antiochia ad Taurum

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

  1. 01
    Gaziantep University

    Gaziantep University is a public university established on June 27, 1987, traces its origins to 1973 as an extension campus of the Middle East Technical University. Located in Gaziantep, Turkey, the university has 20 faculties and is recognized for its focus on scientific and technological research.

    9.2 km · state university in Gaziantep, Turkey · Wikipedia
  2. 02
    Gaziantep Castle

    Gaziantep Castle is a castle on top of a mound in the centre of Gaziantep, Turkey. First used as an observation point during the Hittite Empire, it was expanded into a castle during Roman rule.

    2.1 km · castle in Turkey · Wikipedia
  3. 03
    Zeugma Mosaic Museum

    Zeugma Mosaic Museum, in the city of Gaziantep, Turkey, is the biggest mosaic museum in the world, containing 1700 m2 of mosaics. It opened to the public on 9 September 2011.

    1.4 km · museum in Şehitkamil District · Wikipedia
  4. 04
    Gaziantep Stadium

    The Gaziantep Stadium is a stadium in Gaziantep, Turkey. It has a capacity of 30,320 spectators.

    5.1 km · football stadium in Gaziantep, Turkey · Wikipedia
  5. 05
    Gaziantep Kamil Ocak Stadium

    Kamil Ocak Stadium was a multi-purpose stadium in Gaziantep, Turkey. It was used mostly for football matches and was the home ground of Gaziantepspor until 2017.

    2.4 km · football stadium in Gaziantep, Turkey · Wikipedia
  6. 06
    Liberation mosque

    Liberation Mosque, formerly the St. Mary's Cathedral or Holy Mother of God Church, is located in the Tepebaşı district of Şahinbey, Gaziantep, Turkey.

    3.1 km · church building in Gaziantep Province, Turkey · Wikipedia
  7. 07
    Gaziantep Museum of Archaeology

    The Gaziantep Museum of Archaeology is an archaeological museum located in the city of Gaziantep, Turkey. It housed for some years a collection of mosaics, most of which were excavated from the ancient Roman city site of Zeugma.

    2.3 km · museum in Şehitkamil District · Wikipedia
  8. 08
    Boyacı Mosque

    Boyacı Camii, also called Boyacıoğlu Camii or Kadı Kemalettin Camii is a Mosque in Gaziantep, Turkey. It is located in the Şahinbey district of the city at the intersection of Kutlar Street and Hamdi Kutlar Avenue.

    2.3 km · mosque located in Gaziantep, Turkey · Wikipedia
  9. 09
    Şirvani Mosque

    Şirvani Camii, Şirvani Mehmet Efendi Camii or İki Şerefeli Camii is a mosque in Gaziantep, Turkey. It is located in the Seferpaşa neighborhood, southwest of Gaziantep Castle.

    2.3 km · mosque in Şahinbey, Gaziantep, south-central Turkey · Wikipedia
  10. 10
    Alaüddevle Mosque

    The Alaüddevle Mosque is a historical former Sunni mosque in Gaziantep built under the administration of Ala al-Dawla Bozkurt Beg of the Turkoman principality of Dulkadir, in modern-day Turkey.

    2.3 km · mosque in Gaziantep, Turkey · Wikipedia

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Getting to Antiochia ad Taurum

Airports
Gaziantep Oğuzeli (GZT), 16 km · Aleppo (ALP), 101 km · Şanlıurfa GAP (GNY), 138 km
Stations
Gaziantep railway station, 1.7 km
  • Şanlıurfa → Antiochia ad Taurum
    579 km · quickest by road, 9h 56m · ₺1,290–1,710
  • Tarsus → Antiochia ad Taurum
    236 km · quickest by road, 4h 58m · ₺530–710
  • Kayseri → Antiochia ad Taurum
    394 km · quickest by road, 8h 40m · ₺1,040–1,390
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Not yet researched

No local-transport research exists yet for Antiochia ad Taurum

Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Antiochia ad Taurum. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.

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    GyumriAM

    12 ways of moving, 47 sources

    693 km
  2. 02
    Vardzia and the Javakheti plateauGE

    12 ways of moving, 57 sources

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  3. 03
    KastellorizoGR

    8 ways of moving, 27 sources

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  4. 04
    AbkhaziaGE

    10 ways of moving, 23 sources

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  5. 05
    KutaisiGE

    9 ways of moving, 40 sources

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Around it

Next door to Antiochia ad Taurum

Antiochia ad Taurum is 3 km from Gaziantep, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.