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Yayik Destination Guide

Touring Yayik in Turkey

Yayik in the region of Hakkâri is located in Turkey - some 612 mi or ( 984 km ) East of Ankara , the country's capital city .

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Time in Yayik is now 10:30 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Istanbul " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Arbil Governorate, Dahuk, Mosul, Tabriz, and Kermanshah. Being here already, consider visiting Arbil Governorate . Check out our recommendations for Yayik ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

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 8 km away
Tags: 1840s conflicts, History of the Assyrians, Massacres in the Ottoman Empire

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 18 km away
Tags: Eastern Anatolia Region, Hakkari Central District, Populated places in Hakkâri Province, Towns in Turkey

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 20 km away
Tags: Populated places in Afyonkarahisar Province, Sandıklı District

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.

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Located at 37.64 43.79 (Lat./Long.); Less than 22 km away
Tags: Hakkâri, Villages in Turkey

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 27 km away
Tags: Kahta District, Populated places in Adıyaman Province