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Explore Ornek in Turkey

Ornek in the region of Diyarbakır is a town in Turkey - some 409 mi or ( 659 km ) East of Ankara , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Ornek is now 06:59 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Istanbul " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Mosul, Aleppo, Ad Darbasiyah, Yolalti, and Yaytas. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Mosul . Where to go and what to see in Ornek ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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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 10 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in Diyarbakır, Dams completed in 1972, Dams in Diyarbakır Province, Southeastern Anatolia Project

Amida (Mesopotamia)

Amida was an ancient city located where modern Diyarbakır, Turkey now stands. The Roman writers Ammianus Marcellinus and Procopius consider it a city of Mesopotamia, but it may be more properly viewed as belonging to Armenia Major. The city was located on the right bank of the Tigris. The walls are lofty and substantial, and constructed of the ruins of ancient edifices. As the place is well adapted for a commercial city, it is probable that Amida was a town of considerable antiquity.

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Located at 37.98 40.21 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: Roman towns and cities in Turkey, Western Armenia

Diyarbakır Province

Diyarbakır Province is a province in eastern Turkey. The province covers an area of 15,355 km² and the population is 1,528,958. The provincial capital is the city of Diyarbakir. It has been home to many civilisations and the surrounding area including itself is home to many Mesolithic era stone carvings and artifacts.

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Located at 38.14 40.27 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Tags: Kurdish inhabited regions, Tur Abdin

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 19 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in Diyarbakır Province, Closed facilities of the United States Air Force, Military installations of Turkey, Radar

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 20 km away
Tags: 359, 4th-century conflicts, Battles of the Roman–Persian Wars, Sieges involving the Roman Empire, Sieges involving the Sassanid Empire