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Dolabas Destination Guide

Discover Dolabas in Turkey

Dolabas in the region of Muş is a town located in Turkey - some 520 mi or ( 837 km ) East of Ankara , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Dolabas

Local time in Dolabas is now 10:04 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: Mosul, Tabriz, Van, Tatvan, and Orensar. When in this area, you might want to check out Mosul . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Dolabas ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

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.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 39.14 42.54 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: 1070s in the Byzantine Empire, 11th century in Turkey, Battles in medieval Anatolia, Battles involving the Byzantine Empire, Byzantine–Seljuk battles in Anatolia, Conflicts in 1071, Early Turkish Anatolia, History of Muş Province

1903 Malazgirt earthquake

The 1903 Malazgirt earthquake struck Malazgirt of Muş Province in eastern Turkey on April 28, 1903. Registering a surface wave magnitude of 7.0, the earthquake originated from a highly active seismic zone. It killed 3,500 people and 20,000 animals, destroyed 12,000 homes, and is now listed among the world's deadliest earthquakes in recorded history. To this day, Turkey is threatened by major earthquakes – more than 100 earthquakes over 7.0 have taken place in the country's known history.

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Located at 39.14 42.65 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: 1903 earthquakes, 1903 in Turkey, 1903 in science, Earthquakes in Turkey, History of Muş, History of Muş Province

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