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Kalan Destination Guide

Touring Kalan in Turkey

Kalan in the region of Hakkâri is a city located in Turkey - some 609 mi or ( 980 km ) East of Ankara , the country's capital city .

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Time in Kalan is now 05:26 AM (Wednesday) . 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: Ziwah, Chindar, Masbir, Surzari, and Sirni. Being here already, consider visiting Ziwah . Check out our recommendations for Kalan ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Baştepe, Sandıklı

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

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Located at 37.27 43.75 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: Populated places in Afyonkarahisar Province, Sandıklı District

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