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Buban Destination Guide

Delve into Buban in Turkey

Buban in the region of Bingöl is a city in Turkey - some 411 mi or ( 662 km ) East of Ankara , the country's capital .

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Current time in Buban is now 10:16 PM (Saturday) . 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: Mosul, Aleppo, Yukarikarmurun, Tunceli, and Cicekdere. While being here, make sure to check out Mosul . Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Buban ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

2003 Bingöl earthquake

The 2003 Bingöl earthquake was a magnitude 6.4 earthquake that hit eastern Turkey on May 1, 2003 at 03:27 local time . The epicenter was in Bingöl Province, 15 km north of Bingöl. At least 176 people were killed, and 625 buildings collapsed or suffered heavy damage in the affected region. 84 of the fatalities occurred when a dormitory block collapsed in a boarding school in Celtiksuyu.

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Located at 39.01 40.46 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: 2003 earthquakes, 2003 in Turkey, Earthquakes in Turkey, History of Bingöl Province

1949 Karlıova earthquake

The 1949 Karlıova earthquake occurred at 18:43 UTC on 17 August with an epicenter near Karlıova in Bingöl Province, Eastern Anatolia Region of Turkey. It had an estimated magnitude of 6.7, a maximum felt intensity of X (Intense) on the Mercalli intensity scale and caused 320 casualties.

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Located at 39.00 40.50 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: 1949 earthquakes, 1949 in Turkey, Earthquakes in Turkey, History of Bingöl Province

Gayt Dam

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

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Located at 39.02 40.34 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Dams in Bingöl Province

Bingöl Province

Bingöl Province is a province of Turkey in Eastern Anatolia. The province was created in 1946 out of parts of Elazığ and Erzincan. The new province was known as Çapakçur Province until 1950. Its neighbouring provinces are Tunceli, Erzurum, Muş, Diyarbakır, Erzincan and Elazığ. The province covers an area of 8,125 km² and has a population of 255,170. The main spoken languagues are Turkish and Zazaki. The capital is Bingöl.

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Located at 39.04 40.68 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Tags: Bingöl Province, States and territories established in 1946

Bingöl Airport

Bingöl Airport is an airport located 8 km in the South-East of the city of Bingöl, in the Bingöl Province of Turkey.

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Located at 38.86 40.59 (Lat./Long.); Less than 23 km away
Tags: Airports in Turkey, Architecture in Turkey, Buildings and structures in Bingöl Province, Transport in Turkey

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