Dörtyol, Turkey
Dörtyol (ilçe merkezi)
Dörtyol is a town of 56,513 people in Hatay, Turkey.
Why visit Dörtyol
Townapedia lists 1 museum or landmark and 7 places to eat in and around town.
Weather in Dörtyol
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About Dörtyol
Dörtyol is a municipality and district of Hatay Province, Turkey. Its area is 342 km2, and its population is 128,941 (2022). It is a port city and oil terminus located 26 km north of the city of İskenderun, near the easternmost point of the Mediterranean at the head of the Gulf of İskenderun.
From the Wikipedia article Dörtyol (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Museums and landmarks1
Restaurants and cafes7
Churches and places of worship21
9 more on the map.
Shopping6
İstanbul ucuzluk pazari
Shop · 2.5 km
64 Şaban akın uçar caddesi
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History
This crossroads has seen the passage of numerous armies and some of the biggest military campaigns in history, including the Battle of Issus between Alexander the Great and Darius in 333 BC.
After the end of World War I the French and the Turks agreed on the Syrian-Turkish border following the Franco-Turkish War, thus Dörtyol fell on the Turkish side.
Dörtyol is remembered in Turkey as the scene of the first fighting in the Turkish War of Independence. The fighting with the French occupying forces was ignited in Karakese, which is located on the edge of the mountainous village of Nur. In 1918, Dörtyol was occupied by French troops. Turks in the area retreated to the hills and began their resistance under the leadership of Kara Hasan Pasha. Thus, Dörtyol ultimately never became part of the Republic of Hatay, but instead functioned as a Turkish district added to Hatay when the province was brought into the Turkish Republic in 1939.
Dörtyol was heavily damaged by powerful earthquakes in February 2023 and subsequent aftershocks.
From the History section of Dörtyol on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Gas and EV charging3
Healthcare37
Map of Dörtyol
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Getting there and nearby towns
Hatay Airport (HTY) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 53 km away.
- Karakise 2 km northwest, about 2 min by car
- Özerli 2 km south, about 2 min by car
- Osmaniye 26 km north, about 26 min by car
- İskenderun 28 km south, about 28 min by car
- Kırıkhan 39 km south, about 39 min by car
- Antakya 71 km south, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Hıdırbey 71 km south, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Kilis 80 km east, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Adana 82 km west, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Samandağ 87 km south, about 1 h 30 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- 61300 Dörtyol-Akçaabat-Trabzon, Turkey - panoramio, Rahman SANDIKCI, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Numune evler 3.sokaktan görünüş 2008 EKİM - panoramio, nuribilgi, CC BY-SA 3.0
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