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Discover Karacali in Turkey

Karacali in the region of Diyarbakır is a place located in Turkey - some 423 mi or ( 681 km ) East of Ankara , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Karacali

Local time in Karacali is now 10:25 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Istanbul " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Mosul, Aleppo, Ad Darbasiyah, Zorava, and Yolalti. When in this area, you might want to check out Mosul . We discovered some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Karacali ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Trapped in the Turkey-Kurdish divide - 28 Feb 08

2:48 min by AlJazeeraEnglish
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The Turkish incursion into Iraq has been dividing opinion among Kurds living in Turkey. Despite those differences, however, there's a common feeling among many Kurds, that their needs are being ignore ..

Surp Giragos Church of Diyarbekir on 23 Oct 2011

5:04 min by sonerduymaz51
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Surp Giragos Church of Diyarbekir on 23 Oct 2011 ..


Tûra Newrozê 2011 - Kurdischer Folkloretanz im Bus

4:50 min by dkfksenden
Views: 1647 Rating: 5.00

Kurdischer Folkloretanz während der Busfahrt durch Amed (Diyarbakir), zum Newroz-Fest am 20. März 2011, an dem über 1,2 Millionen Menschen teilgenommen hatten. Die Aufnahmen entstanden im Rahmen der T ..

On The Road to Kurdish Diyarbakir, Eastern Turkey

2:16 min by travelswithsheila
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www.TravelsWithSheila.com One last destination in Turkey - Diyarbakir, epicenter of Kurdish Resistance. A 45-minute ferry ride across a small lake created by Ataturk Dam as part of the 3-1 hour ride f ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Massacres of Diyarbakır (1895)

Massacres of Diyarbakir were massacres took place in the Diyarbekir Vilayet of the Ottoman Empire between the years of 1894-1896. The events were part of the Hamidian massacres which targeted the region's Christian population: Armenians and Assyrians.

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Located at 37.91 40.24 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: 1890s conflicts, 1895 in the Ottoman Empire, History of Armenia, History of Diyarbakır, History of the Assyrians, Massacres in the Ottoman Empire

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 8 km away
Tags: Assyrian settlements, Cities in Turkey, Diyarbakir, Kurdish inhabited regions, Populated places in Diyarbakır Province, Tur Abdin

2008 Diyarbakır bombing

On January 3, 2008, at an estimated local time of 16:50, a car bomb exploded in the city of Diyarbakir in south-eastern Turkey.

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Located at 37.91 40.23 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: 2008 in Turkey, Car and truck bombings in Turkey, History of Diyarbakır, Mass murder in 2008, Mass murder in Turkey, Terrorism in Turkey, Terrorist incidents in 2008

Diyarbakır Atatürk Stadium

Diyarbakır Atatürk Stadium (Turkish: Diyarbakır Atatürk Stadyumu) is a multi-purpose stadium in Diyarbakır, Turkey. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Diyarbakırspor. The stadium holds 12,963 and was built in 1960.

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Located at 37.91 40.22 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in Diyarbakır, Diyarbakirspor, Football venues in Turkey, Multi-purpose stadiums in Turkey, Sport in Diyarbakir, Sports venues completed in 1960, Süper Lig venues

Siege of Amida

The Siege of Amida took place when the Sassanids, under Shah Shapur II besieged the Roman city of Amida in 359. In this battle Ammianus Marcellinus, a historian of Greek origin from Antioch, was a Roman army officer; he described the siege in his work (Res Gestae).

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Located at 37.92 40.22 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: 359, 4th-century conflicts, Battles of the Roman–Persian Wars, Sieges involving the Roman Empire, Sieges involving the Sassanid Empire