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Orhanlar Destination Guide

Explore Orhanlar in Turkey

Orhanlar in the region of Balıkesir is a town in Turkey - some 277 mi or ( 447 km ) West of Ankara , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Orhanlar

Current time in Orhanlar is now 09:17 AM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Istanbul " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Mytilini, Athens, Yesilkoy, Yazlik, and Yaylacik. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Mytilini . Where to go and what to see in Orhanlar ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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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.

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Located at 39.98 27.78 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tags: Dams in Balıkesir Province

Gönen Dam

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

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Located at 39.97 27.44 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tags: Dams in Balıkesir Province, Hydroelectric power stations in Turkey

Balıkesir Province

Balıkesir Province is a province in midwestern Turkey, having coastlines on both the Sea of Marmara and the Aegean. Its adjacent provinces are Çanakkale to the west, İzmir to the southwest, Manisa to the south, Kütahya to the southeast, and Bursa to the east. The provincial capital is Balıkesir City.

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Located at 39.74 27.82 (Lat./Long.); Less than 26 km away
Tags: Balıkesir Province