Discover Alikan in Turkey
Alikan in the region of Muş is a town located in Turkey - some 507 mi or ( 816 km ) East of Ankara , the country's capital .
Local time in Alikan is now 07:16 PM (Saturday) . 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: Mosul, Tabriz, Van, Tatvan, and Nurettin. When in this area, you might want to check out Mosul . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Alikan ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Battle of Manzikert
The Battle of Manzikert was fought between the Byzantine Empire and Seljuq Turks led by Alp Arslan on August 26, 1071 near Manzikert. The decisive defeat of the Byzantine army and the capture of the Emperor Romanos IV Diogenes played an important role in undermining Byzantine authority in Anatolia and Armenia, and allowed for the gradual Turkification of Anatolia.
Located at 39.14 42.54 (Lat./Long.); Less than 23 km away
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