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Kargi Destination Guide

Touring Kargi in Turkey

Kargi in the region of Kahramanmaraş is a city located in Turkey - some 260 mi or ( 419 km ) South-East of Ankara , the country's capital city .

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Time in Kargi is now 09:16 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: Nicosia, Aleppo, Damascus, Beirut, and Yolyani. Being here already, consider visiting Nicosia . Check out our recommendations for Kargi ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Sır Dam

The Sır Dam is an arch dam on the Ceyhan river in Kahramanmaraş Province of southern Turkey. There is a hydroelectric power plant, established in 1991, at the dam, with a power output of 285 MW.

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Located at 37.50 36.60 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Arch dams, Dams completed in 1991, Dams in Kahramanmaraş Province, Hydroelectric power stations in Turkey

Böcekli

Böcekli is a town in Düziçi district of Osmaniye Province, Turkey. At {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:37|16|N|36|21|E||| | |name= }} the distance to Düziçi, is 12 kilometres . The population of the town is 2458 as of 2011. Two hundred years ago the original population of Böcekli under the leadership of certain Böcük Koca migrated from Şanlıurfa to present location. With the additional population from the then nomadic Afşar tribes they formed neighbouring villages.

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Located at 37.27 36.35 (Lat./Long.); Less than 22 km away
Tags: Düziçi District, Mediterranean Region, Turkey, Populated places in Osmaniye Province, Towns in Turkey

Aslantaş Dam

Aslantaş Dam is an embankment dam on Ceyhan River in Osmaniye Province, Turkey, built between 1975 and 1984. The dam creates a lake which is 49 km ² and irrigates 149,849 hectares. It also supports a 138 MW power station.

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Located at 37.27 36.27 (Lat./Long.); Less than 26 km away
Tags: Dams completed in 1984, Dams in Osmaniye Province, Hydroelectric power stations in Turkey

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