Explore Gollu in Turkey
Gollu in the region of Van is a town in Turkey - some 565 mi or ( 909 km ) East of Ankara , the country's capital city .
Current time in Gollu is now 09:27 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Istanbul " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Mosul, Tabriz, Artashat, Yayliyaka, and Van. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Mosul . We saw some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Gollu ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Kurdish Hosap Castle, Eastern Turkey
www.TravelsWithSheila.com Dramatic Hosap Castle was built on a rock outcropping by Mahmudi Suleyman, a local Kurdish chieftain in 1643. Mahmudi controlled all the lands and villages in this area and r ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Adır Island
Adır Island or Lim Island (Armenian: Լիմ կղզի Lim kghzi), is an island in Lake Van.
Located at 38.87 43.35 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
2011 Van earthquake
The Van earthquake was a destructive magnitude 7.1 Mw earthquake that struck eastern Turkey near the city of Van on Sunday, 23 October 2011 at 13.41 local time. It occurred at a shallow depth of 20 kilometres, causing heavy shaking across much of eastern Turkey and lighter tremors across neighboring parts of the South Caucasus and Levant. According to Disasters and Emergency Situations Directorate of Turkey AFAD on 30 October, the earthquake killed 604 and injured are 4,152.
Located at 38.63 43.49 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Toprakkale (castle)
Rusahinili ("city of Rusa I)", modern Toprakkale, Turkey) is an ancient Urartian fortress built by Rusa I, located near the modern city of Van in eastern Turkey. The site has been excavated by archaeological teams from Germany, the United Kingdom, and other countries. 32x28px Ancient Near East portal
Located at 38.52 43.40 (Lat./Long.); Less than 23 km away
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