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Explore Akbulut in Turkey

Akbulut in the region of Hakkâri is a place in Turkey - some 612 mi or ( 985 km ) East of Ankara , the country's capital city .

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Time in Akbulut is now 07:10 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: Dahuk, Mosul, Tabriz, Urmia, and Yukaridalli. Since you are here already, consider visiting Dahuk . Where to go and what to see in Akbulut ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Konak, Hakkari

Modern Turkish name for a village in the province of Hakkari, traditionally called Qodchanis (Syriac: ܩܘܕܫܐܢܣ Qudshānes, also spelt Qudshanes, Kotchanes, Qochanis or Kocanis). It was the seat of the Assyrian bishops before 1915. The village is situated about 20 km northeast of the provincial capital Hakkâri of Hakkâri Province, in the southeastern corner of Turkey, near the borders of Iran and Iraq.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 37.64 43.79 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: Hakkâri, Villages in Turkey

Massacres of Badr Khan

The Massacres of Bader Khan were a series of massacres carried out by the Kurdish Emirs of Buhtan and Hakkari Badr Khan and Noorallah, against the Assyrians of Hakkari and Tiyari in the 1840s. The massacres resulted in the killing of more than 10,000 Christians and the captivity of thousands of others. It also led to the Ottoman intervention, under Western pressure, to overthrow the last semi-independent Kurdish Emirates in 1847.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 37.50 43.70 (Lat./Long.); Less than 28 km away
Tags: 1840s conflicts, History of the Assyrians, Massacres in the Ottoman Empire

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