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Ortakent Destination Guide

Discover Ortakent in Turkey

Ortakent in the region of Sivas is a place located in Turkey - some 274 mi or ( 441 km ) East of Ankara , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Ortakent

Local time in Ortakent is now 11:02 AM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Istanbul " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Sivas, Gaziantep, Divrigi, Adıyaman Province, and Adana. When in this area, you might want to check out Sivas . We discovered some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Ortakent ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Explore - Turkey - Istanbul & Anatolia 3 of 4 - BBC Travel Documentary

9:26 min by RuniTravel
Views: 7914 Rating: 4.59

Explore - Turkey - Istanbul & Anatolia 3 of 4 - BBC Travel Documentary, recorded 27.02.2011 Simon Reeve leads a team of journalists in a journey of discovery across Turkey. From the stunning mosques o ..

Trabzon

11:11 min by Agnes Nemeth Toth
Views: 22 Rating: 5.00

Trabzon is a passion :) ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Nicopolis (Pontus)

Nicopolis (Greek: Νικόπολις, "city of victory") was a Roman colony founded by Pompey in 63 BC in the Pontus, at the end of the third Mithridatic War. Today, the city of Koyulhisar stands there.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 40.30 37.83 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Tags: Former populated places in Turkey, History of Sivas Province, Pontus, Roman towns and cities in Turkey, Titular sees in Asia

Battle of Nicopolis (48 BC)

The Battle of Nicopolis was fought in December 48 BC between the army of Pharnaces II of Pontus, the son of Mithdridates VI Eupator, and a Roman army led by Gnaeus Domitius Calvinus. After defeating Pompey the Great and the optimates at Pharsalus, Julius Caesar went to Asia Minor and then to Egypt. In Asia province he left Calvinus in command with an army consisting out of the XXXVI legion, made up out of mainly veterans from Pompey's disbanded legions.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 40.30 37.83 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Tags: 1st-century BC conflicts, 48 BC, Battles involving Pontus, Battles involving the Roman Republic

Karagöl, Giresun

Karagöl is a tourist attraction of Giresun Province located in eastern Black Sea region of Turkey.

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Located at 40.53 38.15 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: Black Sea, Geography of Giresun Province, Giresun, Lakes of Turkey, Mountains of Turkey, National parks of Turkey, Tourism in Turkey, Visitor attractions in Giresun Province

Çamlıgöze Dam

Çamlıgöze Dam is an embankment dam on the Kelkit River in Sivas Province, Turkey. The development was backed by the Turkish State Hydraulic Works.

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Located at 40.23 38.08 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
Tags: Dams completed in 1998, Dams in Sivas Province, Hydroelectric power stations in Turkey

Historical Weather

temperature and rainfall during the year in Ortakent

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Information of geographic nature is based on public data provided by geonames.org, CIA world facts book, Unesco, DBpedia and wikipedia. Weather is based on NOAA GFS.