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Akca Destination Guide

Discover Akca in Turkey

Akca in the region of Malatya is a town located in Turkey - some 340 mi or ( 547 km ) East of Ankara , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Akca

Local time in Akca is now 01:17 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Istanbul " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Aleppo, Zankiran, Bayirkoy, Yukari Mestikan, and Duygulu. When in this area, you might want to check out Aleppo . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Akca ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Turkey - Mount Nemrut - Travel Video

6:28 min by Terry Wilson
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Mount Nemrut is home to the gods,The statutes were built by King Antiochus in 62 BC. Arrive before sunrise and marvel as the sunrise lights up the fallen statutes. To see images of Turkey go to Wilson ..

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Interesting facts about this location

Kömürhan Bridge

The Kömürhan Bridge is a box-girder bridge that carries the Elazığ-Malatya highway D.300 over the Firat River in eastern Turkey. It was constructed using the balanced cantilever technique. The bridge was constructed to replace an arch bridge built by the Swedish company Nydqvist & Holm AB and opened on October 5, 1932, which was flooded with the completion of the Karakaya Dam. The new bridge was built by the STFA Group between February 23, 1983 and April 8, 1986.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 38.44 38.82 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: Bridges completed in 1986, Bridges over the Euphrates River, Buildings and structures in Elâzığ Province, Cantilever bridges, Road bridges in Turkey

Hankendi, Elazığ

Hankendi is a town in the central district of Elazığ Province, Turkey. It is situated at on the Turkish state highway D.300 which connects Elazığ to Malatya at {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:38|14|N|39|04 |E||| | |name= }}. The distance to Elazığ is 18 kilometres . The population of Hankendi is 1332 as of 2011. During the Byzantine Empire, the town was a part of Anzitene region Later it became a part of Seljuks of Rum and Ottoman Empire.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 38.23 39.07 (Lat./Long.); Less than 22 km away
Tags: Eastern Anatolia Region, Elazığ Central District, Populated places in Elazığ Province, Towns in Turkey

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