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Akalan Destination Guide
Touring Akalan in Turkey
Akalan in the region of Diyarbakır is a city located in Turkey - some 411 mi or ( 662 km ) East of Ankara , the country's capital city .
Time in Akalan is now 12:52 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Istanbul " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your travel resources, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Mosul, Aleppo, Ad Darbasiyah, Ugrak, and Yukari Dosemeler. Being here already, consider visiting Mosul . Check out our recommendations for Akalan ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Diyarbakır Province
Diyarbakır Province is a province in eastern Turkey. The province covers an area of 15,355 km² and the population is 1,528,958. The provincial capital is the city of Diyarbakir. It has been home to many civilisations and the surrounding area including itself is home to many Mesolithic era stone carvings and artifacts.
Located at 38.14 40.27 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Dicle Dam
Dicle Dam is one of the 21 dams of the Southeastern Anatolia Project of Turkey. These facilities are located within the provincial territory of Diyarbakır, at a distance of 50 kilometres to Diyarbakır city centre. More specifically, the Dam and the Hydoelectric power plant are located at a distance of 800 metres from the point of junction of the streams of Maden Stream and Dibni to form the Tigris, and 22 kilometres downstream of the Kralkızı Dam.
Located at 38.35 40.03 (Lat./Long.); Less than 22 km away
Kralkızı Dam
Kralkızı Dam is one of the 21 dams of the Southeastern Anatolia Project of Turkey in Batman. The hydroelectric power plant has a total installed power capacity of 90 MW. These facilities are located on the Maden Stream, one of the important tributaries of the Tigris River, at a distance of 81 kilometres to Diyarbakır and 6 kilometres to the township of Dicle.
Located at 38.35 40.02 (Lat./Long.); Less than 22 km away
Devegeçidi Dam
Devegeçidi Dam is one of the 21 dams of the Southeastern Anatolia Project of Turkey, Diyarbakır. It is near Diyarbakır on a branch of the Tigris river. It was constructed for irrigation purposes between 1965 and 1972.
Located at 38.06 39.99 (Lat./Long.); Less than 25 km away
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