Country Turkey District Samandağ Postal code 31800 Elevation 250 m Area code 0326 | Province Hatay Province Time zone EET (UTC+2) Licence plate 31 Population 1,799 (2012) | |
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Kapısuyu is a village in Samandağı district of Hatay Province, Turkey. It is near the Mediterranean coastline and in the western slopes of the Nur ( Amanus) Mountains at 36°08′N 35°56′E. Distance to Samandağ is about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi). The population of the village was 1799 as of 2012. The village was an important settlement in the ancient ages. Around 300 BC Seleucia founded the port city of Seleucia Pieria. But the settlement lost its importance after the great earthquake in 528. The village's most important building is its Mosque. The name of the village means "Water gate" or "gate of water".
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