Kapısuyu
Kapısuyu | |
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Veelage | |
  Kapısuyu Location in Turkey | |
| Coordinates: 36°08′N 35°56′E / 36.133°N 35.933°E | |
| Kintra |  Turkey |
| Province | Hatay Province |
| Destrict | Samandağ |
| Elevation | 250 m (820 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 1,773 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 31800 |
| Area code(s) | 0326 |
| Licence plate | 31 |
Kapısuyu is a veelage in Samandağ destrict o Hatay Province, Turkey. It is near the Mediterranean coastline an in the wastren slopes o the Nur ( Amanus) Muntains at 36°08′N 35°56′E / 36.133°N 35.933°E. Distance to Samandağ is about 10 kilometre (6.2 mi). The population o the veelage wis 1773 [1] as o 2011. The veelage wis a important dounset in the auncient ages. Aroond 300 BC Seleucia foondit the port ceety o Seleucia Pieria. But the dounset lost its importance efter the great yirdquauk in 528. The veelage's maist important biggin is its Mosque. The name o the veelage means "Watter gate" or "gate o watter".[2]
References
[eedit | eedit soorce]- ↑ "Turkstat". Turkish Statistical Institute. Archived frae the original on 2014-01-14. Retrieved 2012. Check date values in:
|accessdate=(help) - ↑ "Kapısuyu" (in Turkish). Samandağ governor. Retrieved 2008. Check date values in:
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