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Direjik Destination Guide

Touring Direjik in Turkey

Direjik in the region of Diyarbakır is located in Turkey - some 430 mi or ( 692 km ) East of Ankara , the country's capital city .

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Time in Direjik is now 06:21 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Istanbul " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Mosul, Aleppo, Ad Darbasiyah, Zorava, and Kelek. Being here already, consider visiting Mosul . Check out our recommendations for Direjik ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Göksu Dam

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

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Located at 37.68 40.44 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: Dams in Diyarbakır Province

Dicle Bridge

The Dicle Bridge is a historic bridge in Diyarbakır over the river Tigris in southeastern Turkey. Completed in 1065, it numbers ten arches with a total length of 178 m . Hence, it is locally called also "On Gözlü Köprü" . Its another name is the Silvan Bridge due to its position being on the road to Silvan.

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Located at 37.89 40.23 (Lat./Long.); Less than 22 km away
Tags: Architecture of the Marwanids, Bridges completed in 1065, Bridges over the Tigris River, Buildings and structures in Diyarbakır, Deck arch bridges, Pedestrian bridges in Turkey, Road bridges in Turkey, Stone bridges

Diyarbakır Airport

Diyarbakır Airport is a military airbase and public airport located in Diyarbakır, Turkey. Diyarbakır Airport is home to the 8th Air Wing (Ana Jet Üs or AJÜ) of the 2nd Air Force Command (Hava Kuvvet Komutanligi) of the Turkish Air Force (Türk Hava Kuvvetleri). Other wings of this command are located in Merzifon (LTAP), Malatya Erhaç (LTAT) and İncirlik (LTAG). The airport has been temporarily closed for maintenance and renovation between 1 June-1 September 2012.

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Located at 37.89 40.20 (Lat./Long.); Less than 24 km away
Tags: Airports in Turkey, Buildings and structures in Diyarbakır Province, Turkish Air Force bases

Turkish Airlines Flight 634

Turkish Airlines Flight 634 was a Turkish Airlines domestic scheduled flight from Atatürk Airport Istanbul to Diyarbakır Airport in Turkey. On 8 January 2003 it was operated by Avro RJ100 TC-THG, which crashed in extensive fog during its final approach to land. All five of the crew and seventy of the seventy-five passengers lost their lives; five passengers survived with serious injuries.

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Located at 37.89 40.20 (Lat./Long.); Less than 24 km away
Tags: 2003 in Turkey, Accidents and incidents involving the British Aerospace 146, Airliner accidents and incidents caused by fog, Airliner accidents and incidents caused by pilot error, Airliner accidents and incidents involving controlled flight into terrain, Aviation accidents and incidents in 2003, Aviation accidents and incidents in Turkey, History of Diyarbakır, Turkish Airlines accidents and incidents

Diyarbakır

Diyarbakır is one of the largest cities in southeastern Turkey. Situated on the banks of the River Tigris, it is the administrative capital of the Diyarbakır Province and with a population of about 843,460 it is the second largest city in Turkey's South-eastern Anatolia region, after Gaziantep.

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Located at 37.91 40.24 (Lat./Long.); Less than 24 km away
Tags: Assyrian settlements, Cities in Turkey, Diyarbakir, Kurdish inhabited regions, Populated places in Diyarbakır Province, Tur Abdin