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Furuncuk Destination Guide

Explore Furuncuk in Turkey

Furuncuk in the region of Balıkesir is a town in Turkey - some 280 mi or ( 451 km ) West of Ankara , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Furuncuk is now 08:46 PM (Thursday) . 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: Mytilini, Athens, Yazlik, Turplu, and Sebeplikoy. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Mytilini . Where to go and what to see in Furuncuk ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Pazarköy, Yenice

Pazarköy (literally “market village”) is a town in Yenice district of Çanakkale Province, Turkey. Pazarköy is situated to the east of Gönen creek and to the north of Kaz Mountains (Ida Mountains) of the antiquity) at {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:39|51|N|27|24|E||| | |name= }}. The distance to Yenice is 37 kilometres and to Çanakkale is 142 kilometres The population of Pazarköy is 1672 as of 2011. The town was founded by two Turkmen tribes named İnallı and Hacılı.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 39.85 27.40 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: Populated places in Çanakkale Province, Towns in Turkey, Yenice District

Gönen Dam

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

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Located at 39.97 27.44 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tags: Dams in Balıkesir Province, Hydroelectric power stations in Turkey

1953 Yenice-Gönen earthquake

The 1953 Yenice-Gönen earthquake occurred at 21:06 local time (19:06 UTC on March 18, in the province of Çanakkale and Balıkesir in the Marmara Region at western Turkey. It had a magnitude 7.5 on the surface wave magnitude scale and a maximum felt intensity of IX on the Mercalli intensity scale. It caused widespread damage, killing 1070 and causing damage that was estimated at US$3,570,000 repair value.

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Located at 40.02 27.53 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Tags: 1953 earthquakes, 1953 in Turkey, Earthquakes in Turkey, History of Balıkesir Province, History of Çanakkale Province

Manyas Dam

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

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Located at 39.98 27.78 (Lat./Long.); Less than 22 km away
Tags: Dams in Balıkesir Province