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Cukurcayir Destination Guide

Delve into Cukurcayir in Turkey

Cukurcayir in the region of Trabzon is located in Turkey - some 369 mi or ( 594 km ) East of Ankara , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Cukurcayir

Local time in Cukurcayir is now 02:13 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Istanbul " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Gaziantep, Erzurum, Erzincan, Diyarbakır, and Adıyaman Province. While being here, you might want to check out Gaziantep . We discovered some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Cukurcayir ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Turkey Trabzon

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The ancient city of Trabzon saw its most affluent days after the Latin Fourth Crusade turned against their fellow Christians and captured Constantinople in 1204 The successor Byzantine state in Trebiz ..

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Our first day in Trabzon included a visit of the Aya Sofia, the house of Atatürk and a mosque. More infos at our web-site natural-treasures.eu ..

Landing at Trabzon Airport Turkey

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During Air Blue flight from Manchester, UK to Islamabad Pakistan. Aug. 2011 ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Kaymaklı Monastery

Kaymaklı Monastery (Armenian: Ամենափրկիչ Վանք, Amenaprgič Vank, meaning Monastery of the All-Saviour; Turkish: Kaymaklı Manastırı, Amenapırgiç Manastırı) is a ruined Armenian Apostolic monastery near Trabzon, Turkey. The monastery originally included a church, a bell tower at the northwest corner, and a small chapel near the southeast corner.

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Located at 40.99 39.74 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Armenian churches in Turkey, Armenian history, Christian monasteries established in the 15th century, Christian monasteries in Turkey

Boztepe hill, Trabzon

Boztepe or Mount Minthrion is a hill near Trabzon in Turkey. It is located 3 kilometers southeast of the city center of Trabzon. The Değirmendere Valley lies to the west of Boztepe. The Kaymaklı quarter occupies most of the Boztepe hill. The area has been religiously significant since ancient times. (Whiting, pg 565) There are four sacred fountains on Bozetepe. That of Saint John the Sanctifier is near the summit. On the site is a mosque that was formerly a nineteenth-century church.

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Located at 40.99 39.73 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Geography of Ordu Province, Ordu

Trabzon

Trabzon is a city on the Black Sea coast of north-eastern Turkey and the capital of Trabzon Province. Trabzon, located on the historical Silk Road, became a melting pot of religions, languages and culture for centuries and a trade gateway to Iran in the southeast and the Caucasus to the northeast.

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Located at 41.00 39.73 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Ancient Greek sites in Turkey, Black Sea port cities and towns in Turkey, Districts of Trabzon Province, Empire of Trebizond, Fishing communities in Turkey, Greek colonies in Pontus, Populated coastal places in Turkey, Roman towns and cities in Turkey, Trabzon

Yeni Cuma Mosque

The Yeni Cuma Mosque is a mosque in Trabzon, Turkey. It was built during Byzantine times as the Hagios Eugenios Church, dedicated to Saint Eugenius, the patron saint of the city. It is not known exactly when the church was built, however researchers consider that it was a basilica. An inscription dated 1291 has been found in it. The present building was probably built in the 14th century as a cruciform church. It has no narthex today, but there are three naves.

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Located at 41.00 39.72 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Byzantine sacred architecture, Empire of Trebizond, Mosques converted from churches by the Ottoman Empire, Mosques in Trabzon

İskender Pasha Mosque

İskender Pasha Mosque is a 16th-century built Ottoman mosque in Trabzon, Turkey. The madrasas in its courtyard no longer exist, and the old graveyard in the west has been done away, leaving only the grave of Iskender Pasha. A number of extensions have been made at various times and this, combined with restorations, has destroyed the originality of the mosque, the stone work of which, however is of the highest quality. The minaret features alternating courses of brick and colored stone.

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Located at 41.01 39.73 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures completed in 1559, Mosques in Trabzon, Ottoman architecture