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Delve into Gonen in Turkey

Gonen in the region of Balıkesir with its 40,763 residents is a city in Turkey - some 275 mi or ( 443 km ) West of Ankara , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Gonen

Current time in Gonen is now 07:10 PM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Istanbul " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your travel modalities, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Mytilini, Athens, Sebeplikoy, Kocapinar, and İzmir. While being here, make sure to check out Mytilini . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Gonen ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Croisière sur bateau privé Turquie

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Croisière en Turquie à bord d'un bateau privé ..

Istanbul streets _ Asian side

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Asia's side, Istanbul, right after Ramadan ..


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Interesting facts about this location

1953 Yenice-Gönen earthquake

The 1953 Yenice-Gönen earthquake occurred at 21:06 local time (19:06 UTC on March 18, in the province of Çanakkale and Balıkesir in the Marmara Region at western Turkey. It had a magnitude 7.5 on the surface wave magnitude scale and a maximum felt intensity of IX on the Mercalli intensity scale. It caused widespread damage, killing 1070 and causing damage that was estimated at US$3,570,000 repair value.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 40.02 27.53 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: 1953 earthquakes, 1953 in Turkey, Earthquakes in Turkey, History of Balıkesir Province, History of Çanakkale Province

Manyas Dam

Manyas Dam is a dam in Turkey. The development was backed by the Turkish State Hydraulic Works.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 39.98 27.78 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Tags: Dams in Balıkesir Province

Aesepus Bridge

The Aesepus Bridge (Turkish: Güvercin Köprüsü, "Dove Bridge") was a late antique Roman bridge over the Aesepus river (today Gönen Çayı) in the ancient region of Mysia in modern-day Turkey. It is notable for its advanced hollow chamber system which has also been employed in other Roman bridges in the region, such as the Makestos Bridge.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 40.28 27.60 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
Tags: Deck arch bridges, Mysia, Roman bridges in Turkey, Stone bridges

Gönen Dam

Gönen Dam is a dam in Turkey. The development was backed by the Turkish State Hydraulic Works.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 39.97 27.44 (Lat./Long.); Less than 23 km away
Tags: Dams in Balıkesir Province, Hydroelectric power stations in Turkey

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Historical Weather

temperature and rainfall during the year in Gonen

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Information of geographic nature is based on public data provided by geonames.org, CIA world facts book, Unesco, DBpedia and wikipedia. Weather is based on NOAA GFS.