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Discover Saksi in Turkey

Saksi in the region of Erzurum is a town located in Turkey - some 456 mi or ( 734 km ) East of Ankara , the country's capital .

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Local time in Saksi is now 09:37 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Istanbul " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Mosul, Nenehatun, Yikilgan, Mus, and Erzurum. When in this area, you might want to check out Mosul . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Saksi ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Porsuk, Erzurum

Porsuk is a village in Erzurum Province, Turkey. {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:40|01|N|41|33|E||| |primary |name= }}

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Located at 40.02 41.55 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Populated places in Erzurum Province

Erzurum Province

Erzurum Province -Armenian: Կարին,Karin) is a province of Turkey, in the Eastern Anatolia Region of the country. It is bordered by the provinces of Kars and Ağrı to the east, Muş and Bingöl to the south, Erzincan and Bayburt to the west, Rize and Artvin to the north and Ardahan to the northeast. The provincial capital is Erzurum.

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Located at 40.06 41.57 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
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Pasinler, Erzurum

Pasinler or Basean (Turkish: Pasinler from Armenian: Բասեն, Pasen; formerly Hasankale and Hesenqele, meaning "the fortress of Hasan"), is a town in Erzurum Province, Turkey on the Aras River. It is located 40 kilometres east of the city of Erzurum and is the site of Hasankale Castle (sometimes called Pasinler Castle). It was the birthplace of the Ottoman poet Nef'i.

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Located at 39.98 41.68 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Tags: Eastern Anatolia Region, Populated places in Erzurum Province, Towns in Turkey

Milli Piyango Curling Arena

The Milli Piyango Curling Arena, is an indoor curling rink in Erzurum, Turkey. Opened in 2010, it is the country's first and only curling facility as of 2012. The arena has five curling sheets and 1,000 seating capacity. The arena was built for the 2011 Winter Universiade, and opened in September 2010. The construction cost was File:Turkish lira symbol 8x10px. png 9 million (approx. $ 6.3 million). It is situated in the Mecidiye neighborhood, in the northeastern city outskirts.

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Located at 39.92 41.29 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures completed in 2010, Curling in Turkey, Curling venues in Turkey, Indoor arenas in Turkey, Sports venues completed in 2010, Sports venues in Erzurum

1859 Erzurum earthquake

The 1859 Erzurum earthquake occurred at 10:30 on 2 June. It had a magnitude of 6.1 and a maximum intensity of IX on the Mercalli intensity scale, causing 15,000 casualties.

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Located at 39.90 41.30 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: 1859 earthquakes, 1859 in Turkey, Earthquakes in Turkey, History of Erzurum Province