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Cayir Destination Guide

Discover Cayir in Turkey

Cayir in the region of Van is a town located in Turkey - some 597 mi or ( 961 km ) East of Ankara , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Cayir

Local time in Cayir is now 03:57 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: Mosul, Tabriz, Artashat, Yumruklu, and Yukari Yorganli. When in this area, you might want to check out Mosul . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Cayir ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

1976 Çaldıran-Muradiye earthquake

The 1976 Çaldıran-Muradiye earthquake occurred at 14:22 local time on 24 November. The epicenter was located near Çaldıran, 20 km northeast of Muradiye, in the Van Province of eastern Turkey. The earthquake had a magnitude of 7.3 with a maximum intensity of X on the Mercalli intensity scale. The area of severe damage, where over 80% of the buildings were destroyed, covered an area of 2,000 square kilometres. There were between 4,000 and 5,000 casualties.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 39.12 44.03 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Tags: 1976 earthquakes, 1976 in Turkey, Earthquakes in Turkey, History of Van Province

Vaspurakan

Vaspurakan (also transliterated as Vasbouragan in Western Armenian; Armenian: Վասպուրական, meaning the "noble land" or "land of princes") was the first and possibly biggest province of Greater Armenia, which later became an independent kingdom during the Middle Ages, centered around Lake Van. Located in what is now called eastern Turkey and northwestern Iran, the region is considered to be the cradle of Armenian civilization.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 38.80 44.00 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Tags: Armenian kingdoms, History of Azerbaijan, History of Iran, History of Turkey, Medieval Armenia, Regions of old Armenia

Kingdom of Vaspurakan

Vaspurakan (also transliterated as Vasbouragan in Western Armenian; Armenian: Վասպուրական, meaning the "noble land" or "land of princes") was the first and biggest province of Greater Armenia, which later became an independent kingdom during the Middle Ages, centered around Lake Van. Located in what is now called eastern Turkey and northwestern Iran, the region is considered to be the cradle of Armenian civilization.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 38.80 44.00 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Tags: Armenian kingdoms, History of Iran, History of Turkey, Medieval Armenia, Regions of old Armenia