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Gecitkoy Destination Guide

Delve into Gecitkoy in Turkey

Gecitkoy in the region of Kars is located in Turkey - some 564 mi or ( 908 km ) East of Ankara , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Gecitkoy

Local time in Gecitkoy is now 03:58 PM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Istanbul " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Tabriz, Doğubeyazıt, Diyarbakır, Grozny, and Tbilisi. While being here, you might want to check out Tabriz . We discovered some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Gecitkoy ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Finish Exploring The Ruined City of Ani, Eastern Turkey

3:06 min by travelswithsheila
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www.TravelsWithSheila.com The ghost city of Ani had the Mosque of Minuchihr with its still intact minaret being the oldest surviving part. Ruins of an old Hamam (Turkish bath), wells, subterranean pas ..

Turkey's Kuyucuk Lake, Whitley Gold 2008 Awardee, Narrated by Sir David Attenborough

2:29 min by Cagan Hakki Sekercioglu
Views: 442 Rating: 5.00

My environmental organization KuzeyDoga (www.kuzeydoga.org) is doing a community-based conservation, biodiversity monitoring, ecological restoration and ecotourism project at Lake Kuyucuk of Kars, eas ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Koçköy

Koçköy is a small town in Arpaçay district of Kars Province, Turkey. The town is situated in the high plateau of Eastern Anatolia at {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:40|52|N|43|31|E||| | |name= }} . The distance to Arpaçay is 23 kilometres and the distance to Kars is 60 kilometres . The population of the town is 1213 as of 2011.

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Located at 40.87 43.52 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: Arpaçay District, Eastern Anatolia Region, Populated places in Kars Province, Towns in Turkey

Esenyayla, Göle

Esenyayla, Göle is a village in the District of Göle, Ardahan Province, Turkey.

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Located at 40.73 43.67 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Göle District, Populated places in Ardahan Province

1926 Kars earthquake

The 1926 Kars earthquake occurred at 21:59 local time on 22 October. It had a magnitude of 6.0 and a maximum felt intensity of VIII on the Mercalli intensity scale, causing 360 casualties.

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Located at 40.70 43.70 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Tags: 1926 earthquakes, 1926 in Turkey, Earthquakes in Turkey, History of Kars Province

Megrashat

Megrashat is a town in the Shirak Province of Armenia.

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Located at 40.85 43.70 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Tags: Populated places in Shirak Province

Shirakavan

For the modern village called Shirakavan, see Shirakavan, Armenia. Shirakavan (Armenian: Շիրակավան, also spelled Shirakawan) also known by the name Yerazgavors was a medieval Armenian town that, during the 9th century AD, served as the capital for the Bagratid Kingdom of Armenia. The settlement had declined into a small village by the end of the 19th century, and the site (which now lies within Turkish territory) has been partly flooded by the waters of a dam built on the Akhurian River.

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Located at 40.72 43.72 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Tags: Former capitals of Armenia