Discover Ordubasi in Turkey
Ordubasi in the region of Samsun is a town located in Turkey - some 218 mi or ( 351 km ) East of Ankara , the country's capital .
Local time in Ordubasi is now 06:22 AM (Sunday) . 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: Ankara, Adıyaman Province, Simferopol, Sevastopol, and Yesilkoy. When in this area, you might want to check out Ankara . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Ordubasi ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Suat Uğurlu Dam
The Suat Uğurlu Dam is a rock-fill dam for irrigation and hydro power purposes, located 24 km downstream of Hasan Uğurlu Dam on the River Yeşilırmak 13 km south of Çarşamba town and 25 km east of Samsun in northern Turkey. Originally, it was named the Bolahor Dam. Suat Uğurlu died following an accident at the construction site of a dam project 24 km upstream together with her husband, an engineer at that site.
Located at 41.03 36.65 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Porsuk, Samsun
Porsuk or Porsuk Köyü is a village in Samsun Province, Turkey. {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:41|07|N|36|39|E||| |primary |name= }}
Located at 41.12 36.65 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Themiscyra (Pontus)
Themiscyra or Themiskyra, was an ancient Greek town a little distance from the coast and near the mouth of the Thermodon (mod. Terme River). The town is mentioned as early as the time of Herodotus (iv. 86; comp. Scylax, p. 33; Paus. i. 2. § 1). Ptolemy (v. 6 § 3) is undoubtedly mistaken in placing it further west, midway between the Iris (mod. Yeşil River) and Cape Heraclium. Scylax calls it a Greek town; but Diodorus (ii.
Located at 41.20 36.72 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Aşağısöğütlü, Besni
Aşağısöğütlü is a village in the District of Besni, Adıyaman Province, Turkey.
Located at 41.22 36.90 (Lat./Long.); Less than 23 km away
Hasan Uğurlu Dam
The Hasan Uğurlu Dam is a rock-fill dam for hydro power purposes, located on the River Yeşilırmak 23 km south of Çarşamba town and 25 km east of Samsun in northern Turkey. Originally, it was named the Ayvacık Dam. Completed in 1979, it generates 4x125=500 MW of power giving an annual electricity production of 1,217 GWh. Hasan Uğurlu was an engineer, who died together with his wife following an accident while working at this dam's project.
Located at 40.89 36.55 (Lat./Long.); Less than 23 km away
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