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Kumgecit Destination Guide

Delve into Kumgecit in Turkey

Kumgecit in the region of Bingöl is a city in Turkey - some 422 mi or ( 679 km ) East of Ankara , the country's capital .

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Current time in Kumgecit is now 04:42 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, Yesilkoy, Yagizca, and Gurpinar. While being here, make sure to check out Mosul . Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Kumgecit ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

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 7 km away
Tags: Airports in Turkey, Architecture in Turkey, Buildings and structures in Bingöl Province, Transport in Turkey

1971 Bingöl earthquake

The 1971 Bingöl earthquake occurred at 18:43 local time on 22 May. It had a magnitude of 6.7 on the surface wave magnitude scale and a maximum intensity of VIII (Destructive) on the Mercalli intensity scale, killing about 1,000 people.

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Located at 38.80 40.50 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: 1971 earthquakes, 1971 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 25 km away
Tags: 1949 earthquakes, 1949 in Turkey, Earthquakes in Turkey, History of Bingöl Province

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 27 km away
Tags: 2003 earthquakes, 2003 in Turkey, Earthquakes in Turkey, History of Bingöl Province