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Kecan Destination Guide

Touring Kecan in Turkey

Kecan in the region of Muş is located in Turkey - some 459 mi or ( 739 km ) East of Ankara , the country's capital city .

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Time in Kecan is now 12:12 PM (Saturday) . 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, Zirink, Yekmal, Yarlisu, and Ustukran. Being here already, consider visiting Mosul . Check out our recommendations for Kecan ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Güzelkent, Etimesgut

Güzelkent (literally "beautiful city" in Turkish) is a neighbourhood of Etimesgut district in Ankara, Turkey. It is located near the Eryaman neighbourhood, 25 km far from the city centre of Ankara, and is bordered by Eryaman, Sincan, Fatih and Etimesgut. Even though, the neighborhood is populated mostly by towers, the villas region is dominated by detached and semi-detached houses. Estimated population of Güzelkent is about 30,000.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 39.23 41.32 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: Neighbourhoods of Ankara

1966 Varto earthquake

The Varto earthquake of 1966 was an earthquake that occurred on August 19, 1966 in Varto town of Muş Province in eastern Turkey. The magnitude of the earthquake was 6.9 on the surface wave magnitude scale and had a maximum felt intensity of IX (Violent) on the Mercalli intensity scale. The fatalities reached 2,394 and 1,489 people were wounded. The earthquake devastated all the structures in Varto.

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Located at 39.20 41.60 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: 1966 earthquakes, 1966 in Turkey, Earthquakes in Turkey, History of Muş Province