Amik Valley

Amik Valley

Amik Ovası ٱلْأَعْمَاق
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Alternative name	Amuq Valley
Location	Hatay, Turkey
Region	Ash-Shaam
Coordinates	36°20′N 36°20′E / 36.33°N 36.33°E / 36.33; 36.33
Type	Cluster of Tells
History
Periods	PPNB, Neolithic
Site notes
Condition	Ruins
Public access	Yes

The Amik Valley (Turkish: Amik Ovası;^[1] Arabic: ٱلْأَعْمَاق, romanized: al-ʾAʿmāq) is a plain in Hatay Province, southern Turkey. It is close to the city of Antakya (Antioch on the Orontes River). Along with Dabiq in northwestern Syria, it is believed to be one of two possible sites of the battle of Armageddon according to Islamic eschatology.^{[2][3][4][5][6]}