Discover Cengel in Turkey
Cengel in the region of Hakkâri is a town located in Turkey - some 599 mi or ( 964 km ) East of Ankara , the country's capital .
Local time in Cengel is now 06:37 PM (Wednesday) . 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, Tabriz, Yesiloz, Van, and Surman. When in this area, you might want to check out Mosul . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Cengel ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Koçtepe, Kahta
Koçtepe is a village in the District of Kahta, Adıyaman Province, Turkey.
Located at 37.65 43.59 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Durankaya
Durankaya is town in the central district of Hakkari Province, Turkey. It is situated at {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:37|34|N|43|37|E||| | |name= }}. The distance to Hakkari is about 15 kilometres . The population of the town is 3822. as of 2011. Reverse tulip (Fritillaria imperialis Turkish: ters lale) which is endemic to areas neighbouring south east Turkey, is abundant in the mountains around Durankaya.
Located at 37.57 43.62 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Massacres of Badr Khan
The Massacres of Bader Khan were a series of massacres carried out by the Kurdish Emirs of Buhtan and Hakkari Badr Khan and Noorallah, against the Assyrians of Hakkari and Tiyari in the 1840s. The massacres resulted in the killing of more than 10,000 Christians and the captivity of thousands of others. It also led to the Ottoman intervention, under Western pressure, to overthrow the last semi-independent Kurdish Emirates in 1847.
Located at 37.50 43.70 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Konak, Hakkari
Modern Turkish name for a village in the province of Hakkari, traditionally called Qodchanis (Syriac: ܩܘܕܫܐܢܣ Qudshānes, also spelt Qudshanes, Kotchanes, Qochanis or Kocanis). It was the seat of the Assyrian bishops before 1915. The village is situated about 20 km northeast of the provincial capital Hakkâri of Hakkâri Province, in the southeastern corner of Turkey, near the borders of Iran and Iraq.
Located at 37.64 43.79 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
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