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Kisecik Radar Station
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| Kisecik Radar Station | |
|---|---|
| Kisecik Near Antakya in Turkey | |
  Kisecik Radar Station Location of Kisecik Radar Station in Turkey. | |
| Coordinates | 36°18′14″N 36°00′14″E / 36.30379°N 36.00402°E |
| Type | Radar station |
| Site information | |
| Operator | NATO |
| Controlled by | NATO missile defence system |
| Open to the public | No |
| Site history | |
| Built | 2004 |
Kisecik Radar Station (Turkish: Kisecik Radar Üssü) is a military installation located at Kisecik village of Antakya district in Hatay Province, southern Turkey.[1]
Construction of the facility for use by NATO started in 1998. It went into service in the summer of 2004. It is situated on a 1,770 m (5,810 ft)-high hilltop of the Nur Mountains close to the Syria–Turkey border. The radar station can cover an area including Middle Eastern countries, Syria and Israel. The radar base has installations in underground and aboveground, and is protected by fences.[2] The next radar base in Hatay Province is the Atik Plateau Radar Station at Belen, Hatay.[3]
See also
[edit]- Kürecik Radar Station in Malatya Province, eastern Turkey
References
[edit]- ^ "Kisecik ve Kürecik'ten ihanet! ABD bunu da yaptı! Anında istihbarat..." nternet Haber (in Turkish). 28 January 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
- ^ "ABD'nin Hatay'daki gizli üssü". Haber 7 (in Turkish). 18 January 2006. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
- ^ "CHP'li Çay: Amanos Dağı'na üs mü kuruldu". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 2 January 2006. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
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