Delve into Velan in Turkey
Velan in the region of Bingöl is a city in Turkey - some 417 mi or ( 670 km ) East of Ankara , the country's capital .
Current time in Velan is now 01:54 AM (Sunday) . 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, Tunceli, Tarlabasi, and Cicekdere. While being here, make sure to check out Mosul . 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 Velan ? 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.
Located at 38.86 40.59 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
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.
Located at 38.80 40.50 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
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.
Located at 39.00 40.50 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
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.
Located at 39.01 40.46 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
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.
Located at 39.04 40.68 (Lat./Long.); Less than 25 km away
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