Discover Taskin in Turkey
Taskin in the region of Ağrı is a town located in Turkey - some 536 mi or ( 862 km ) East of Ankara , the country's capital .
Local time in Taskin is now 08:49 AM (Sunday) . 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: Mosul, Tabriz, Yurtoven, Van, and Tatvan. When in this area, you might want to check out Mosul . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Taskin ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Ürküt, Sandıklı
Ürküt is a village in the District of Sandıklı, Afyonkarahisar Province, Turkey.
Located at 39.10 42.95 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
1959 Air Charter Turkey crash
G-AGRH Zephyr was an Avro Super Trader IV cargo aircraft, which crashed on Mount Süphan in eastern Turkey on 23 April 1959. The Super Trader IV was a modified Avro Tudor IV, which had been fitted with an aft cargo door and was flown unpressurized.
Located at 38.92 42.82 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
1903 Malazgirt earthquake
The 1903 Malazgirt earthquake struck Malazgirt of Muş Province in eastern Turkey on April 28, 1903. Registering a surface wave magnitude of 7.0, the earthquake originated from a highly active seismic zone. It killed 3,500 people and 20,000 animals, destroyed 12,000 homes, and is now listed among the world's deadliest earthquakes in recorded history. To this day, Turkey is threatened by major earthquakes – more than 100 earthquakes over 7.0 have taken place in the country's known history.
Located at 39.14 42.65 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
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