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Karpuzalani Destination Guide

Explore Karpuzalani in Turkey

Karpuzalani in the region of Van is a town in Turkey - some 576 mi or ( 927 km ) East of Ankara , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Karpuzalani

Current time in Karpuzalani is now 12:11 PM (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, Yolasan, Tatvan, and Taskonak. 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 Karpuzalani ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Turkey Van

4:01 min by Mavihakan
Views: 16229 Rating: 4.08

TURKEY, VAN, VAN LAKE, VAN CAT, VAN CASTLE, VAN AKDAMAR (AHTAMARA) ISLAND THE TOURISM CITY VAN. Van, Van Gölü, Van Kedisi, Van Kalesi, Akdamar Adası ve dahası.. Van'ın en güzel fotoğrafları Van'a özgü ..

Turkey Van

1:59 min by TaknyosP
Views: 9511 Rating: 3.88

Street scenes from Van, the city by the lake of the same name. Van has a long history. It was the capital of the Urartian kingdom in 9th Century BC, then ruled by the Medes (today's Kurds), Armenians, ..


Six Months After Van Turkey Earthquake

6:26 min by TravelBeam
Views: 843 Rating: 1.00

Turkey's slow recovery six months after 7.2 earthquake hit Van and Ercis. Donations are still needed. amybeam@yahoo.com ..

Two Dinners at Halil Ibrahim Sofrasi in Van, Eastern Turkey

2:33 min by travelswithsheila
Views: 757 Rating: 5.00

www.TravelsWithSheila.com Guide, Oz, led the group on a 3-minute walking tour down Van's main street to point out the only three restaurants that he considered both good and "safe" (food-wise) to eat ..


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Interesting facts about this location

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

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Located at 38.52 43.40 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Turkey, History of Armenia, Urartian cities

Mount Erek

Mount Erek (Armenian: Վարագ Լեռ, Varag Ler) is a mountain overlooking the city of Van in the Eastern Anatolia Region of Turkey.

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Located at 38.47 43.50 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Geography of Van Province, Mountains of Turkey

Tushpa

Tushpa was the 9th century BC capital of Urartu, later becoming known as Van which is derived from Biaina the native name of Urartu. The ancient ruins are located just west of Van and east of Lake Van in the Van Province of Turkey.

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Located at 38.50 43.34 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Turkey, Buildings and structures in Van Province, Castles in Turkey, Former capitals of Armenia, Former populated places in Turkey, History of Armenia, History of Van Province, Urartian cities, Van, Turkey

Van Ferit Melen Airport

Van Ferit Melen Airport is an airport in Van, the city in eastern region of Turkey. It is named after the Turkish politician and former prime minister Ferit Melen (1906–1988).

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Located at 38.47 43.33 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Airports in Turkey, Buildings and structures in Van Province, Van, Turkey

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.

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Located at 38.63 43.49 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: 2011 earthquakes, 2011 in Georgia (country), 2011 in Iran, 2011 in Turkey, Earthquakes in Armenia, Earthquakes in Georgia (country), Earthquakes in Iran, Earthquakes in Turkey, History of Van Province