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Discover Islamkendi in Turkey

Islamkendi in the region of Erzincan is a town located in Turkey - some 303 mi or ( 487 km ) East of Ankara , the country's capital .

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Local time in Islamkendi is now 02:18 AM (Tuesday) . 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: Aleppo, Tunceli, Resullar, Penpesor, and Ozlu. When in this area, you might want to check out Aleppo . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Islamkendi ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.

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Interesting facts about this location

German submarine U-117 (1941)

300pxU-117 (right) and U-66 under attack by aircraft from the USS Card on 7 August 1943 Career 100x35px<tr valign="top"><td>Name:</td><td> U-117</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td>Ordered:</td><td> 31 January 1939</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td>Builder:</td><td> Friedrich Krupp Germaniawerft, Kiel</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td>Yard number:</td><td> 616</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td>Laid down:</td><td> 1 July 1939</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td>Launched:</td><td> 22 July 1941</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td>Commissioned:</td><td> 25 October 1941</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td>Fate:</td><td> Sunk on 7 August 1943, by five Avenger aircraft while supplying U-66.

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Located at 39.70 38.35 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Tags: 1941 ships, German Type X submarines, Minelayers of the Kriegsmarine, Ships built in Kiel, U-boats commissioned in 1941, U-boats sunk by aircraft, U-boats sunk by depth charges, U-boats sunk in 1943, World War II minelayers of Germany, World War II shipwrecks in the Atlantic Ocean, World War II submarines of Germany

Kızıldağ Pass

Kızıldağ Pass is the highest-altitude pass in Turkey The pass is on the main highway D.200 connecting East Anatolia to Central Anatolia at the borderline between the provinces Sivas and Erzincan. With the coordinates {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:39|51|36|N|38|25|40|E| | |name= }}, the distance to Sivas is 140 kilometres and to Erzincan is 106 kilometres . (For some photos see). The altitude is 2,190 metres .

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Located at 39.86 38.43 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
Tags: Geography of Erzincan Province, Geography of Sivas Province, Mountain passes of Turkey

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