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Discover Alakus in Turkey

Alakus in the region of Tunceli is a town located in Turkey - some 324 mi or ( 521 km ) East of Ankara , the country's capital .

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Local time in Alakus is now 08:59 PM (Thursday) . 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: Aleppo, Yukaribudak, Bahadirlar, Tunceli, and Topkapi. When in this area, you might want to check out Aleppo . We found 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 Alakus ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Sarıbalta

Sarıbalta (former Komer) is a village in the Çemişgezek district of Tunceli Province, Turkey. At {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:39|00|N|38|57|E||| | |name= }}, it is situated at the north of the Keban Dam resorvoir. The distance to Çemişgezek is 8 kilometres and to Tunceli is 115 kilometres . The population of Sarıbalta is 591 inhabitants as of 2011. The town was founded by people from the Şakak tribe either from Diyarbakır or from Khorasan (a province in Iran).

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Located at 39.00 38.95 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: Eastern Anatolia Region, Populated places in Tunceli Province, Villages in Turkey, Çemişgezek District

Payamdüzü

Payamdüzü is a village in Çemişgezek district of Tunceli Province, Turkey. At {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:38|58|N|38|59|E||| | |name= }} it is situated at the north of the Keban Dam resorvoir. Distance to Çemişgezek is 15 kilometres and to Tunceli is 110 kilometres . The population of Payamdüzü is 565 as of 2011. The original name of the village was Sinsor which was changed to Payamdüzü (literally Almond plains) in 1947, upon the suggestion of Kâzım Karabekir.

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Located at 38.97 38.98 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Tags: Eastern Anatolia Region, Populated places in Tunceli Province, Villages in Turkey, Çemişgezek District

Başbağlar massacre

The Başbağlar massacre is the name given to the event in which militants from the PKK, killed 33 Sunni Turkish civilians and burnt down the village of Başbağlar near Erzincan on July 5, 1993. The incident took place at the village of Başbağlar, near Kemaliye in Erzincan Province, when approximately 100 heavily armed militants rampaged through the village, dragging all the civilians to the village square and burning their homes and property.

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Located at 39.25 38.92 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
Tags: 1993 in Turkey, Arson in Asia, History of Erzincan Province, Kemaliye, Kurdistan Workers' Party, Mass murder in 1993, Mass murder in Turkey, Massacres in Turkey, School fires

Karamagara Bridge

The Karamagara Bridge (Turkish: Karamağara Köprüsü, "Bridge of the Black Cave") is a late Roman bridge in the ancient region of Cappadocia in eastern Turkey, and possibly the earliest known pointed arch bridge.

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Located at 38.92 38.66 (Lat./Long.); Less than 23 km away
Tags: Deck arch bridges, Late Roman Cappadocia, Roman bridges in Turkey, Roman-era Greek inscriptions, Stone bridges