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Explore Afsar in Turkey

Afsar in the region of Çankırı is a place in Turkey - some 69 mi or ( 111 km ) North of Ankara , the country's capital city .

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Time in Afsar is now 07:20 PM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Istanbul " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Keskin, Ankara, Adana, Sevastopol, and Zonguldak. Since you are here already, consider visiting Keskin . Where to go and what to see in Afsar ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

1951 Kurşunlu earthquake

The 1951 Kurşunlu earthquake occurred at about 18:33 GMT on August 13, 1951, near Kurşunlu, Çankırı Province, Central Anatolia Region, Turkey. The earthquake was one of a series of major and intermediate quakes that have occurred in modern times along the North Anatolian Fault since 1939. It had a magnitude of 6.9 on the surface wave magnitude scale and a maximum felt intensity of IX (Violent) on the Mercalli intensity scaleThere were 50 casualties and 3354 injuries.

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Located at 40.88 32.87 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: 1951 earthquakes, 1951 in Turkey, Earthquakes in Turkey, History of Çankırı Province

Çerkeş

Çerkeş is a town and district of Çankırı Province in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey.

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Located at 40.80 32.88 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tags: Districts of Çankırı Province, Populated places in Çankırı Province

Bayramören

Bayramören is a town and district of Çankırı Province in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey.

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Located at 40.95 33.20 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Tags: Districts of Çankırı Province, Populated places in Çankırı Province

Ovacık, Karabük

Ovacık is a town and district of Karabük Province in the Black Sea region of Turkey. According to the 2000 census, population of the district is 5,455 of which 1,728 live in the town of Ovacık. She is the smallest district in Karabük Province. The district covers an area of 402 km, and the town lies at an elevation of 1,198 m . She was a township in Çerkeş district between 1923-1957 and was the district in Çankırı Province between 1957-1995.

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Located at 41.08 32.92 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: Districts of Karabük Province, Populated places in Karabük Province

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