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Eldirek Destination Guide

Discover Eldirek in Turkey

Eldirek in the region of Bingöl is a place located in Turkey - some 424 mi or ( 683 km ) East of Ankara , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Eldirek

Local time in Eldirek is now 08:09 AM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Istanbul " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Mosul, Aleppo, Zakuni, Yaprakkoy, and Gurpinar. When in this area, you might want to check out Mosul . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Eldirek ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

1975 Lice earthquake

The 1975 Lice earthquake was a magnitude 6.7 earthquake that struck the Turkish district of Lice at 12:20 local time on September 6, 1975, killing 2,311 people. The epicenter was located near the town of Lice. The maximum felt intensity was VIII (Destructive) on the Mercalli intensity scale.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 38.47 40.72 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
Tags: 1975 earthquakes, 1975 in Turkey, Earthquakes in Turkey, History of Diyarbakır Province

1971 Bingöl earthquake

The 1971 Bingöl earthquake occurred at 18:43 local time on 22 May. It had a magnitude of 6.7 on the surface wave magnitude scale and a maximum intensity of VIII (Destructive) on the Mercalli intensity scale, killing about 1,000 people.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 38.80 40.50 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
Tags: 1971 earthquakes, 1971 in Turkey, Earthquakes in Turkey, History of Bingöl Province

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Information of geographic nature is based on public data provided by geonames.org, CIA world facts book, Unesco, DBpedia and wikipedia. Weather is based on NOAA GFS.