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Explore Selim in Turkey

Selim in the region of Kars with its 4,557 inhabitants is a place in Turkey - some 525 mi or ( 845 km ) East of Ankara , the country's capital city .

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Time in Selim is now 01:01 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Istanbul " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Tabriz, Ağrı, Grozny, Tbilisi, and Batumi. Since you are here already, consider visiting Tabriz . Where to go and what to see in Selim ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Oluklu

Oluklu is a village in Selim district of Kars Province, Turkey. It is situated in high plains at {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:40|19|N|42|53|E||| | |name= }}, The distance to Selim is 25 kilometres and to Kars is 45 kilometres . The population of Oluklu is 1574 as of 2011. Up to 2011 Oluklu was a village in Kağızman district.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 40.32 42.88 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Tags: Eastern Anatolia Region, Populated places in Kars Province, Selim District, Towns in Turkey

Battle of Sarikamish

The Battle of Sarikamish (Russian: Сражение при Сарыкамыше; Turkish: Sarıkamış Muharebesi or Sarıkamış Savaşı) was an engagement between the Russian and Ottoman empires during World War I. It took place from December 22, 1914 to January 17, 1915 as part of the Caucasus Campaign. The outcome was a Russian victory. The Ottomans employed a strategy which demanded that their troops be highly mobile and to arrive at specified objectives at precise times.

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Located at 40.34 42.57 (Lat./Long.); Less than 23 km away
Tags: 1914 in Armenia, 1914 in Russia, 1914 in Turkey, 1915 in Armenia, 1915 in Russia, 1915 in Turkey, Armenian Genocide, Battles of World War I involving Russia, Battles of World War I involving the Ottoman Empire, Battles of the Caucasus Campaign, Conflicts in 1914, Conflicts in 1915, Enver Pasha, History of Armenia, History of Turkey

Historical Weather

temperature and rainfall during the year in Selim