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Explore Sifsidan in Turkey

Sifsidan in the region of Hakkâri is a place in Turkey - some 610 mi or ( 981 km ) East of Ankara , the country's capital city .

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Time in Sifsidan is now 09:55 AM (Friday) . 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: Ziwah, Chindar, Masbir, Mishigan, and Surzari. Since you are here already, consider visiting Ziwah . Where to go and what to see in Sifsidan ? 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.

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Located at 37.27 43.75 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 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 22 km away
Tags: 1840s conflicts, History of the Assyrians, Massacres in the Ottoman Empire