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Discover Olgun in Turkey

Olgun in the region of Diyarbakır is a place located in Turkey - some 396 mi or ( 637 km ) East of Ankara , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Olgun

Local time in Olgun is now 01:03 PM (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, Karsibaglar, Viranşehir, and Uzunova. 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 Olgun ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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OTTOMAN EMPIRE

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The Ottoman Empire or Ottoman State (Ottoman Turkish: دَوْلَتِ عَلِیَّهِ عُثْمَانِیَّه Dawlet-il ʿAliyyat-il ʿOs̠māniyye,[3] Modern Turkish: Osmanlı İmparatorluğu or Osmanlı Devleti), also known by it ..

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Interesting facts about this location

Devegeçidi Dam

Devegeçidi Dam is one of the 21 dams of the Southeastern Anatolia Project of Turkey, Diyarbakır. It is near Diyarbakır on a branch of the Tigris river. It was constructed for irrigation purposes between 1965 and 1972.

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Located at 38.06 39.99 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in Diyarbakır, Dams completed in 1972, Dams in Diyarbakır Province, Southeastern Anatolia Project

Harmanardı, Besni

Harmanardı is a village in the District of Besni, Adıyaman Province, Turkey.

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Located at 37.93 39.88 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Tags: Besni District, Populated places in Adıyaman Province

Çayönü

Çayönü is a Neolithic settlement in southern Turkey inhabited around 7200 to 6600 BC. It is located forty kilometres north-west of Diyarbakır, at the foot of the Taurus mountains. It lies near the Bogazcay, a tributary of the upper Tigris River and the Bestakot, an intermittent stream. Çayönü Çayönü is located in TurkeyÇayönüÇayönü Coordinates: {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:38|12|59|N|39|43|35|E|type:city | |name= }}

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Located at 38.22 39.73 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Turkey, Buildings and structures in Diyarbakır Province, Former populated places in Turkey, Geography of Diyarbakır Province

Pirinçlik Air Base

Pirinçlik Air Base or Pirinçlik Air Station, formerly Diyarbakır Air Station, was a 41-year-old American-Turkish military base near Diyarbakir, Turkey. It was known as NATO's frontier post for monitoring the former Soviet Union and the Middle East, completely closed on 30 September 1997. This return was the result of the general drawdown of US bases in Europe and improvement in space surveillance technology.

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Located at 37.92 40.00 (Lat./Long.); Less than 23 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in Diyarbakır Province, Closed facilities of the United States Air Force, Military installations of Turkey, Radar