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Karasu Destination Guide

Discover Karasu in Turkey

Karasu in the region of Çanakkale is a town located in Turkey - some 287 mi or ( 461 km ) West of Ankara , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Karasu

Local time in Karasu is now 01:26 AM (Thursday) . 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: Mytilini, Athens, Sametli, Namazgah, and Karadag. When in this area, you might want to check out Mytilini . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Karasu ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

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 1 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 9 km away
Tags: 1953 earthquakes, 1953 in Turkey, Earthquakes in Turkey, History of Balıkesir Province, History of Çanakkale Province

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.

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

Yenice, Çanakkale

Yenice is a town and district of Çanakkale Province in the Marmara region of Turkey. According to the 2000 census, population of the district is 35,796 of which 6,903 live in the town of Yenice. The district covers an area of 1,417 km, and the town lies at an elevation of 255 m .

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Located at 39.93 27.26 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Tags: Districts of Çanakkale Province, Populated places in Çanakkale Province

Hamdibey

Hamdibey is a town in Çanakkale Province, Turkey.

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Located at 39.85 27.25 (Lat./Long.); Less than 22 km away
Tags: Marmara Region, Populated places in Çanakkale Province, Towns in Turkey, Yenice District