Top Things to do in Osmaniye Province
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What to do and see in Osmaniye Province, Osmaniye Province: The Best Sights & Landmarks
Discover the best top things to do in Osmaniye Province, Turkey including Kastabala Hierapolis Antik Kenti, Ala Mosque, Toprakkale Kalesi, Harun Resit Kalesi, Haruniye Kalesi.
1. Kastabala Hierapolis Antik Kenti
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4.5 based on 40 reviews
Between 52 B.C. and 17 B.C. this Cilician town became the center of an independent principality under Tarcondimotus I. Rome (under Augustus) then restored its influence by making Tarcondimotus II, the new king, Governor of Cilicia in Anazarbus.
2. Ala Mosque
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4.5 based on 4 reviews
One of the two rare artifacts which are used as church and mosque in the worldThe Alacami had been instructed 2000 years ago by the FLAVİEN heraldic at a.d. 70 .The Alacami is the magnificent artifact of the romanian antique city FLAVİAS.The Alacami had been turned from church into a mosque by Sarı Kaplan,son of the Anatolian Turkish Beylik of Dulkadir's bey Alaüddevle in 1480s as adding a mihrab at the qible direction to the inside part of the artifact and a minaret to the northeast wall of the artifact. The restoration of the Alacami had been started in 2005 by the General Managemant of All Foundations and The Culture and Tourism Ministry, and completed in 2007 with succes. Since than the Alacami has been in the protection.
3. Toprakkale Kalesi
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4.0 based on 20 reviews
Toprakkale Castle was made to protect Cukurova against any attacks from the south. At the same time joins the caravan routes located on a hill 75 meters high. MÖ.312 castle 'built by the Seleucids, Romans, Abbasids, Seljuks, and Ottomans restored by Ramazanoğulları known to be used.This castle, the Hittites and Assyrians "Carania" Persians "susanis" Romans "Amanicae-Caranadiopolis", the Abbasid Period "Al-Kenisa-Key Savda (Black Church), Hamdaniler" Phone hamdu ", the Ottomans" Kinik Castle "gave the name.
