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Gulkoru Destination Guide

Touring Gulkoru in Turkey

Gulkoru in the region of Muş is located in Turkey - some 525 mi or ( 845 km ) East of Ankara , the country's capital city .

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Time in Gulkoru is now 08:20 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Istanbul " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Mosul, Tabriz, Yunculer, Yaramis, and Van. Being here already, consider visiting Mosul . Check out our recommendations for Gulkoru ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

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.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 39.14 42.65 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: 1903 earthquakes, 1903 in Turkey, 1903 in science, Earthquakes in Turkey, History of Muş, History of Muş Province

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.

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Located at 39.14 42.54 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 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

1959 Air Charter Turkey crash

G-AGRH Zephyr was an Avro Super Trader IV cargo aircraft, which crashed on Mount Süphan in eastern Turkey on 23 April 1959. The Super Trader IV was a modified Avro Tudor IV, which had been fitted with an aft cargo door and was flown unpressurized.

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Located at 38.92 42.82 (Lat./Long.); Less than 25 km away
Tags: 1959 in Turkey, Accidents and incidents involving the Avro Tudor, Air Charter Limited accidents and incidents, Aviation accidents and incidents in 1959, Aviation accidents and incidents in Turkey