Touring Cicek in Turkey
Cicek in the region of Ağrı is a city located in Turkey - some 530 mi or ( 853 km ) East of Ankara , the country's capital city .
Time in Cicek is now 06:31 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Istanbul " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your travel resources, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Mosul, Tabriz, Van, Tatvan, and Taravank. Being here already, consider visiting Mosul . Check out our recommendations for Cicek ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Interesting facts about this location
1959 Air Charter Turkey crash
G-AGRH Zephyr was an Avro Super Trader IV cargo aircraft, which crashed on Mount Süphan in eastern Turkey on 23 April 1959. The Super Trader IV was a modified Avro Tudor IV, which had been fitted with an aft cargo door and was flown unpressurized.
Located at 38.92 42.82 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
1903 Malazgirt earthquake
The 1903 Malazgirt earthquake struck Malazgirt of Muş Province in eastern Turkey on April 28, 1903. Registering a surface wave magnitude of 7.0, the earthquake originated from a highly active seismic zone. It killed 3,500 people and 20,000 animals, destroyed 12,000 homes, and is now listed among the world's deadliest earthquakes in recorded history. To this day, Turkey is threatened by major earthquakes – more than 100 earthquakes over 7.0 have taken place in the country's known history.
Located at 39.14 42.65 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Battle of Manzikert
The Battle of Manzikert was fought between the Byzantine Empire and Seljuq Turks led by Alp Arslan on August 26, 1071 near Manzikert. The decisive defeat of the Byzantine army and the capture of the Emperor Romanos IV Diogenes played an important role in undermining Byzantine authority in Anatolia and Armenia, and allowed for the gradual Turkification of Anatolia.
Located at 39.14 42.54 (Lat./Long.); Less than 23 km away
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