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Kuruca Destination Guide

Explore Kuruca in Turkey

Kuruca in the region of Bingöl is a town in Turkey - some 401 mi or ( 645 km ) East of Ankara , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Kuruca is now 04:31 AM (Sunday) . 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: Mosul, Aleppo, Yukarigevla, Yucekonak, and Satvare. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Mosul . Where to go and what to see in Kuruca ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Gayt Dam

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

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Located at 39.02 40.34 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: Dams in Bingöl Province

2003 Bingöl earthquake

The 2003 Bingöl earthquake was a magnitude 6.4 earthquake that hit eastern Turkey on May 1, 2003 at 03:27 local time . The epicenter was in Bingöl Province, 15 km north of Bingöl. At least 176 people were killed, and 625 buildings collapsed or suffered heavy damage in the affected region. 84 of the fatalities occurred when a dormitory block collapsed in a boarding school in Celtiksuyu.

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Located at 39.01 40.46 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Tags: 2003 earthquakes, 2003 in Turkey, Earthquakes in Turkey, History of Bingöl Province

2010 Elâzığ earthquake

The 2010 Elâzığ earthquake was a 6.1 Mw earthquake that occurred on 8 March 2010 at 02:32 UTC . The epicentre of the quake was Başyurt in Elâzığ province, in eastern Turkey. Initial reports in global media said as many as 57 people had died. Reports in the Turkish media two days after the quake placed the death toll at 41. Later, the death toll rose to 42. Another 74 were injured, many after falling and jumping from buildings during the quake.

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Located at 38.81 40.10 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
Tags: 2010 earthquakes, 2010 in Turkey, Earthquakes in Turkey, History of Elâzığ Province