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Kalecik Destination Guide

Explore Kalecik in Turkey

Kalecik in the region of Van is a town in Turkey - some 592 mi or ( 952 km ) East of Ankara , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Kalecik

Current time in Kalecik is now 07:43 AM (Saturday) . 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, Urmia, Artashat, and Yukarisagmalli. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Mosul . Where to go and what to see in Kalecik ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Sarımehmet Dam

Sarımehmet Dam is a dam in Turkey. The development was backed by the Turkish State Hydraulic Works.

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Located at 38.79 43.74 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Dams in 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 15 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 15 km away
Tags: Armenian kingdoms, History of Iran, History of Turkey, Medieval Armenia, Regions of old Armenia