Discover Somkaya in Turkey
Somkaya in the region of Ağrı is a town located in Turkey - some 593 mi or ( 955 km ) East of Ankara , the country's capital .
Local time in Somkaya is now 11:39 PM (Saturday) . 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: Nadu, Qayan Kandi, Mosul, Tabriz, and Suf'ali Kandi. When in this area, you might want to check out Nadu . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Somkaya ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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The Urartian 9th Century BC City Wall by Ishak Pasha Palace, Eastern Turkey
www.TravelsWithSheila.com Only 5kms miles (a mere hop and skip) from Dogubeyazit is one of the highlights in Eastern Turkey. Ishak Pasha Palace (also called Isak Pasa/Ishak Pasa, etc) built in the 18t ..
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Mount Tendürek
Tendürek is a shield volcano located in the Ağrı and Van provinces of eastern Turkey, close to the borders with Iran. The elongated volcano rises 1,800 m above the Doğubeyazıt plain, south of Mount Ararat. The last known eruption was a gas and ash eruption in 1855. The original, Armenian, name of the mountain was Tondrak; the area around Tondrak is known as the birthplace of the medieval Armenian Tondrakite Movement of the 950s, which based its ideology on the Paulician teaching.
Located at 39.37 43.87 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Doğubeyazıt
Doğubayazıt is a city and district of Ağrı Province of Turkey, and is Turkey's most eastern district, the border crossing to Iran. Elevation 1625 m. Area 2,383 km². Population (2010) 115,354 (up from 73,794 in 1980) of which 69,447 live in the town of Doğubeyazıt, the remainder in the surrounding countryside. The town of Doğubayazıt is a settlement with a long history. It lies 15 km southwest of Mount Ararat, 93 km east of the city of Ağrı and 35 km from the Iranian border.
Located at 39.35 43.87 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Ishak Pasha Palace
Ishak Pasha Palace (Turkish: İshak Paşa Sarayı) is a semi-ruined palace and administrative complex located in the Doğubeyazıt district of Ağrı province of eastern Turkey. The Ishak Pasha palace is an Ottoman-period palace whose construction was started in 1685 by Colak Abdi Pasha, the bey of Beyazit province, continued by his son İshak Pasha and completed by his grandson Mehmet Pasha.
Located at 39.52 44.13 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
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