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Explore Karsiyaka in Turkey

Karsiyaka in the region of Gümüşhane is a place in Turkey - some 350 mi or ( 563 km ) East of Ankara , the country's capital city .

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Time in Karsiyaka is now 02:56 AM (Friday) . 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: Mosul, Aleppo, Tunceli, Gaziantep, and Erzincan. Since you are here already, consider visiting Mosul . Where to go and what to see in Karsiyaka ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Kelkit

Kelkit is a town and district of Gümüşhane Province in the Black Sea region of Turkey. According to the 2010 census, population of the district is 39,547 of which 13,784 live in the town of Kelkit. The district covers an area of 1,438 km, and the town lies at an elevation of 1,377 m . Kelkit is one of the cities of Turkey. The name "Kelkit" comes from the Kelkit River, a major tributary of the Yeşil River, which flows into the Black Sea.

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Located at 40.13 39.44 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Districts of Gümüşhane Province, Populated places in Gümüşhane Province

Satala

Located in Turkey, the city of Satala, according to the ancient geographers, was situated in a valley surrounded by mountains, a little north of the Euphrates, where the road from Trapezus to Samosata crossed the boundary of the Roman Empire. Later it was connected with Nicopolis by two highways. This site must have been occupied as early as the annexation of Lesser Armenia under Vespasian. Trajan visited it in 115 and received the homage of the princes of the Caucasus and the Euxine.

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Located at 40.05 39.60 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Tags: History of Armenia, Populated places in Gümüşhane Province, Populated places of the Byzantine Empire, Roman legions' camps in Turkey, Roman towns and cities in Turkey

Battle of Satala (530)

The Battle of Satala was fought between the forces of the Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire and the Sassanid (Persian) Empire in summer 530, near Satala in Byzantine Armenia. The Persian army approached the city to lay siege, when it was attacked in the rear by a small Byzantine force. The Persians turned back to meet them, but were then attacked by the main army from inside the city.

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Located at 40.05 39.60 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Tags: 530, 530s conflicts, 6th century in the Byzantine Empire, Battles involving the Byzantine Empire, Battles involving the Sassanid Empire, Battles of the Roman–Persian Wars

Köse

Köse is a town and district of Gümüşhane Province in the Black Sea region of Turkey. According to the 2000 census, population of the district is 7,265 of which 3,162 live in the town of Köse. The district covers an area of 471 km, and the town lies at an elevation of 1,553 m . Köse district has 14 villages, namely Kayadibi, Kabaktepe, Gökçeköy, Akbaba, Özbeyli, Yuvacık, Örensar, Subaşı, Altıntaş, Bizgili, Övünce, and Salyazı which is a small town.

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Located at 40.21 39.65 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Tags: Boroughs and small boroughs in Estonia, Districts of Gümüşhane Province, Populated places in Gümüşhane Province

Çevrepınar, Sandıklı

Çevrepınar is a village in the District of Sandıklı, Afyonkarahisar Province, Turkey.

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Located at 40.27 39.27 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
Tags: Populated places in Afyonkarahisar Province, Sandıklı District