Alun

Alun: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this fort: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Alun

Season: October to February; carry water in summer.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Alun — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 36.70611, 37.26000. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Alun

• Oylum Höyük · fort · Kilis · ~9 km · Must-see
• Ulu Camii · dargah · Kilis · ~16 km · Must-see
• Canbolat Paşa Tekke Camii · dargah · Kilis · ~16 km · Must-see
• Kilis Mevlevihanesi · dargah · Kilis · ~16 km · Must-see
• Barsa Dagh · viewpoint · Aleppo Governorate · ~27 km · Must-see
• Hexagonal Mausoleum, Cyrrhus · fort · Aleppo Governorate · ~34 km · Must-see
• Arpad · fort · Aleppo Governorate · ~37 km · Must-see
• Kayacık Dam · lake · Oğuzeli · ~38 km · Must-see
• Tell Bašir · fort · Oğuzeli · ~41 km · Must-see
• Tell Khalid · fort · Oğuzeli · ~43 km · Must-see
• Şahinbey Millet Camii · dargah · Şahinbey · ~45 km · Must-see
• Tell Qaramel · fort · Aleppo Governorate · ~46 km · Must-see
• Gaziantep Zoo · park · Şahinbey · ~47 km · Must-see
• Liberation Mosquee · dargah · Şahinbey · ~51 km · Must-see
• Boyacı Mosque · dargah · Şahinbey · ~51 km · Must-see
• Alaüddevle Cami · dargah · Şahinbey · ~52 km · Must-see
• Gaziantep Sinagogu · attraction · Şahinbey · ~52 km · Must-see
• Şirvani Cami · dargah · Şahinbey · ~52 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Alun

Other forts & heritage near Alun

• Oylum Höyük · fort · Kilis · ~9 km · Must-see
• Hexagonal Mausoleum, Cyrrhus · fort · Aleppo Governorate · ~34 km · Must-see
• Arpad · fort · Aleppo Governorate · ~37 km · Must-see
• Tell Bašir · fort · Oğuzeli · ~41 km · Must-see
• Tell Khalid · fort · Oğuzeli · ~43 km · Must-see
• Tell Qaramel · fort · Aleppo Governorate · ~46 km · Must-see
• Tell Noubbol · fort · Aleppo Governorate · ~54 km · Must-see
• Ain Dara temple · fort · Aleppo Governorate · ~57 km · Must-see
• Doliche · fort · Şehitkamil · ~59 km · Must-see
• Batouta · fort · Aleppo Governorate · ~70 km · Must-see

All forts & heritage in Gaziantep

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