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Yarbasi Destination Guide

Discover Yarbasi in Turkey

Yarbasi in the region of Gümüşhane is a town located in Turkey - some 358 mi or ( 576 km ) East of Ankara , the country's capital .

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Local time in Yarbasi is now 07:15 AM (Sunday) . 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: Mosul, Aleppo, Tunceli, Kurutelek, and Kocmasat. When in this area, you might want to check out Mosul . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Yarbasi ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Akpazar

Akpazar is a town in Tunceli Province in the Eastern Anatolia region of Turkey. The town has a population of 1,769. Akpazar is a small town just south of Tunceli that lies alongside the Keban Dam adjacent to the Munzur Valley National Park

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Located at 39.85 39.68 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Populated places in Tunceli Province

1939 Erzincan earthquake

The 1939 Erzincan earthquake was a major natural disaster that hit the province of Erzincan in eastern Turkey at 1:57 am on 27 December 1939. The earthquake of seven violent shocks, the biggest one measuring magnitude 7.8-8, was the most powerful one to strike Turkey in recent history. The first stage of the earthquake killed about 8,000 people. The next day, it was reported that the death toll had risen to 20,000. An emergency relief operation began.

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Located at 39.77 39.53 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tags: 1939 earthquakes, 1939 in Turkey, Earthquakes in Turkey, History of Erzincan 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

1992 Erzincan earthquake

On 13 March, the 1992 Erzincan earthquake struck Eastern Turkey. Originating on the North Anatolian Fault, it rocked the country, leaving more than 497 people dead, roughly 2,000 injured, and an unknown amount missing.

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Located at 39.71 39.60 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
Tags: 1992 earthquakes, 1992 in Turkey, Earthquakes in Turkey, History of Erzincan Province