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Cayir Destination Guide

Touring Cayir in Turkey

Cayir in the region of Hakkâri is a city located in Turkey - some 595 mi or ( 958 km ) East of Ankara , the country's capital city .

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Time in Cayir is now 04:43 AM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Istanbul " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your travel resources, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Mosul, Tabriz, Yesiloz, Van, and Urya. Being here already, consider visiting Mosul . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Cayir ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Koçtepe, Kahta

Koçtepe is a village in the District of Kahta, Adıyaman Province, Turkey.

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Located at 37.65 43.59 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Kahta District, Populated places in Adıyaman Province

Durankaya

Durankaya is town in the central district of Hakkari Province, Turkey. It is situated at {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:37|34|N|43|37|E||| | |name= }}. The distance to Hakkari is about 15 kilometres . The population of the town is 3822. as of 2011. Reverse tulip (Fritillaria imperialis Turkish: ters lale) which is endemic to areas neighbouring south east Turkey, is abundant in the mountains around Durankaya.

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Located at 37.57 43.62 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: Eastern Anatolia Region, Hakkari Central District, Populated places in Hakkâri Province, Towns 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.

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Located at 37.50 43.70 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
Tags: 1840s conflicts, History of the Assyrians, Massacres in the Ottoman Empire