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Discover Boncuklu in Turkey

Boncuklu in the region of Samsun is a town located in Turkey - some 207 mi or ( 334 km ) East of Ankara , the country's capital .

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Local time in Boncuklu is now 01:33 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: Gaziantep, Ankara, Simferopol, Sevastopol, and Vezirkopru. When in this area, you might want to check out Gaziantep . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Boncuklu ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Suat Uğurlu Dam

The Suat Uğurlu Dam is a rock-fill dam for irrigation and hydro power purposes, located 24 km downstream of Hasan Uğurlu Dam on the River Yeşilırmak 13 km south of Çarşamba town and 25 km east of Samsun in northern Turkey. Originally, it was named the Bolahor Dam. Suat Uğurlu died following an accident at the construction site of a dam project 24 km upstream together with her husband, an engineer at that site.

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Located at 41.03 36.65 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: Dams completed in 1982, Dams in Samsun Province, Hydroelectric power stations in Turkey

Porsuk, Samsun

Porsuk or Porsuk Köyü is a village in Samsun Province, Turkey. {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:41|07|N|36|39|E||| |primary |name= }}

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Located at 41.12 36.65 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: Populated places in Samsun Province

Hasan Uğurlu Dam

The Hasan Uğurlu Dam is a rock-fill dam for hydro power purposes, located on the River Yeşilırmak 23 km south of Çarşamba town and 25 km east of Samsun in northern Turkey. Originally, it was named the Ayvacık Dam. Completed in 1979, it generates 4x125=500 MW of power giving an annual electricity production of 1,217 GWh. Hasan Uğurlu was an engineer, who died together with his wife following an accident while working at this dam's project.

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Located at 40.89 36.55 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tags: Dams completed in 1979, Dams in Samsun Province, Hydroelectric power stations in Turkey

Sofualan, Ayvacık

Sofualan, Ayvacık is a village in the District of Taşova, Amasya Province, Turkey.

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Located at 40.90 36.38 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: Populated places in Amasya Province, Taşova District

1942 Niksar-Erbaa earthquake

The 1942 Niksar-Erbaa earthquake occurred at 16:03 local time on 20 December. It had an estimated magnitude of 7.0 and a maximum felt intensity of IX (violent) on the Mercalli intensity scale, causing 3,000 casualties.

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Located at 40.87 36.47 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: 1942 earthquakes, 1942 in Turkey, Earthquakes in Turkey, History of Tokat Province

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