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Discover Goksu in Turkey

Goksu in the region of Sakarya is a town located in Turkey - some 120 mi or ( 193 km ) North-West of Ankara , the country's capital .

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Local time in Goksu is now 05:15 AM (Monday) . 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 Varna. 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 Goksu ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

1967 Mudurnu earthquake

The 1967 Mudurnu earthquake or more correctly, the 1967 Mudurnu Valley earthquake occurred at about 16:57 GMT on July 22, 1967, near Mudurnu, Bolu Province, north-western Turkey. The earthquake was one of a series of major and intermediate quakes that have occurred in modern times along the North Anatolian Fault since 1939. Although the Mudurnu Valley earthquake was relatively strong, there were only 86 fatalities, with 332 people injured.

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Located at 40.72 30.81 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: 1967 earthquakes, 1967 in Turkey, Earthquakes in Turkey, History of Bolu Province

Sünbüllü, Artvin

Sünbüllü is a village in the Artvin Province, Turkey. As of 2011 it had a population of 80 people.

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Located at 40.73 30.80 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Populated places in Artvin Province, Populated places in Merkez District

1957 Abant earthquake

The 1957 Abant earthquake occurred at 08:33 on 26 May. The earthquake had an estimated magnitude of 7.1 and a maximum felt intensity of IX (violent) on the Mercalli intensity scale, causing 52 casualties.

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Located at 40.70 30.90 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: 1957 earthquakes, 1957 in Turkey, Earthquakes in Turkey, History of Bolu Province

Taşkesti

Taşkesti is a town in Mudurnu district of Bolu Province, Turkey. It is situated at {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:40|34|N|31|00|E||| | |name= }} in dense forestry. It is on a tributary of Sakarya River and Turkish state highway D.140 from west to Mudurnu. The distance to Mudurnu is 35 kilometres and to Bolu is 85 kilometres . The population of Taşkesti is 1,456 as of 2011. as of 2011. The area around Taşkesti was populated during Phrygian Kingdom of the antiquity.

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Located at 40.57 31.00 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
Tags: Mudurnu District, Populated places in Bolu Province, Towns in Turkey

Hacıkışla, Hendek

Hacıkışla is a village in Hendek district, Sakarya Province of Turkey, with a (2000) population of about 719.

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Located at 40.88 30.63 (Lat./Long.); Less than 26 km away
Tags: Populated places in Sakarya Province, Villages in Turkey

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