Amanikai Pylai

natural · 550 BC – 2100 AD

A mountain pass that is located on the border between Osmaniye and Gaziantep provinces in south-central Turkey. The pass played an important role in the Battle of Issus, 333 B.C.

Coordinates

37.18389, 36.55639

Also known as

Amanicae Pylae (la), Amanicae Pylae (la), Portae Amani montis (la), Portae Amani montis (la), Ἀμανικαί Πύλαι (grc)

Dating

attested

Sources

• Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places · CC BY 3.0
  Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places (CC BY 3.0)

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