Discover Basak in Turkey
Basak in the region of Hakkâri is a town located in Turkey - some 612 mi or ( 986 km ) East of Ankara , the country's capital .
Local time in Basak is now 08:53 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: Chindar, Sirni, Siki, Nirvah al 'Ulya, and Arbil Governorate. When in this area, you might want to check out Chindar . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Basak ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Baştepe, Sandıklı
Baştepe is a village in the District of Sandıklı, Afyonkarahisar Province, Turkey.
Located at 37.27 43.75 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
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.
Located at 37.50 43.70 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
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