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Balkaya Destination Guide

Discover Balkaya in Turkey

Balkaya in the region of Sakarya is a town located in Turkey - some 146 mi or ( 235 km ) West of Ankara , the country's capital .

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Local time in Balkaya is now 02:51 AM (Tuesday) . 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: Kütahya, İzmir, Dorylaeum, Ankara, and Sevastopol. When in this area, you might want to check out Kütahya . 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 Balkaya ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Lake Sapanca

Lake Sapanca is a fresh water lake in Turkey, between the Gulf of İzmit and the Adapazarı Meadow. The lake has a catchment area of 251 km², surface area is 45 km², a length 16 km east-west / 5 km north-south, and a maximum depth of 52 m. Lake Sapanca, Turkey Sapanca Lake is located on a tectonic hole, which is situated between Izmit Bay and Adapazari Meadow and runs parallel to Iznik Lake.

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Located at 40.72 30.25 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Geography of Sakarya Province, Lakes of Turkey

Arifiye

Arifiye is a district center of Sakarya Province, Turkey. It is also included in Greater Sakarya Proper.

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Located at 40.72 30.37 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Districts of Sakarya Province, Marmara Region, Populated places in Sakarya Province

Sakarya University

Sakarya University is located in Sakarya, Turkey. It was founded as Sakarya Engineering and Architecture in 1970. It renamed as Sakarya State Engineering and Architecture Academy in 1971. It opened Master of Science and Doctorate of Philosophy (PhD) programs in 1980. The programs were executed by İTÜ Institute of Pure and Applied Sciences. It was bounded to İstanbul Technical University in 1982 as Sakarya Engineering Faculty in 1982.

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Located at 40.74 30.33 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in Sakarya Province, Educational institutions established in 1970, Sakarya University

Sangarius Bridge

The Sangarius Bridge or Bridge of Justinian is a late Roman bridge over the river Sakarya in Anatolia, in modern-day Turkey. It was built by the East Roman Emperor Justinian I (527-565 AD) to improve communications between the capital Constantinople and the eastern provinces of his empire.

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Located at 40.74 30.37 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: 560s architecture, 6th century in the Byzantine Empire, 6th-century bridges, Buildings of Justinian I, Deck arch bridges, Late Roman Bithynia, Roman bridges in Turkey, Stone bridges

Ağaçcılar, Bolu

Ağaçcılar is a village in the District of Bolu, Bolu Province, Turkey. As of 2010 it had a population of 279 people.

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Located at 40.55 30.13 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: Bolu District, Populated places in Bolu Province