Touring Karakale in Turkey
Karakale in the region of Kars is a city located in Turkey - some 517 mi or ( 832 km ) East of Ankara , the country's capital city .
Time in Karakale is now 09:27 AM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Istanbul " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your travel resources, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Tabriz, Ağrı, Eleskirt, Grozny, and Tbilisi. Being here already, consider visiting Tabriz . Check out our recommendations for Karakale ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Interesting facts about this location
Allahüekber Dağları
The Allahüekber Dağları (Allahüekber Mountains, which means "Allahu akbar Mountains"), is a range of mountains in northeast Turkey. In 1914 when World War I started it was astride the border with Russia, and a Turkish army suffered a disaster when, ordered to invade the Kars area (which was then part of Russia), thousands of its men died of cold in the winter snow of the Allahüekber Dağları: see Battle of Sarikamis.
Located at 40.60 42.52 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Esenboğaz, Göle
Esenboğaz, Göle is a village in the District of Göle, Ardahan Province, Turkey.
Located at 40.75 42.68 (Lat./Long.); Less than 22 km away
Kuytuca
Kuytuca is a village in Göle district of Ardahan Province, Turkey. At {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:40|46|N|42|45|E||| | |name= }} it is situated 17 kilometres east of Göle and 61 kilometres south of Ardahan. The population of Kuytuca is 1012 as of 2010 . The village was founded by seven families from Ahıska (now Akhaltsikhe, a city in Georgia) in the early years of the 19th century. It was captured by Russia during the Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878).
Located at 40.77 42.75 (Lat./Long.); Less than 26 km away
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