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Yarimkaya Destination Guide

Delve into Yarimkaya in Turkey

Yarimkaya in the region of Van is a city in Turkey - some 591 mi or ( 951 km ) East of Ankara , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Yarimkaya

Current time in Yarimkaya is now 10:02 AM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Istanbul " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your travel modalities, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Mosul, Tabriz, Urmia, Artashat, and Yumakli. While being here, make sure to check out Mosul . Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Yarimkaya ? 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.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 38.79 43.74 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 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 14 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 14 km away
Tags: Armenian kingdoms, History of Iran, History of Turkey, Medieval Armenia, Regions of old Armenia