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Yesilpinar Destination Guide

Touring Yesilpinar in Turkey

Yesilpinar in the region of Samsun is located in Turkey - some 215 mi or ( 346 km ) East of Ankara , the country's capital city .

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Time in Yesilpinar is now 09:02 PM (Thursday) . 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: Sivas, Gaziantep, Ankara, Adana, and Simferopol. Being here already, consider visiting Sivas . Check out our recommendations for Yesilpinar ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

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.

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Located at 41.03 36.65 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Dams completed in 1982, Dams in Samsun Province, Hydroelectric power stations in Turkey

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= }}

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Located at 41.12 36.65 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: Populated places in Samsun Province

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.

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Located at 40.89 36.55 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tags: Dams completed in 1979, Dams in Samsun Province, Hydroelectric power stations in Turkey

Salman, Ordu

Salman is a town in Akkuş district of Ordu Province, Turkey. At {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:40|51|N|36|48|E||| | |name= }} it is situated in the mountainous area of Black Sea Region. The population of Salman was 2931 as of 2011. According to town page, Salman was founded by Chepni people, a Turkmen tribe.

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Located at 40.85 36.80 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Tags: Akkuş District, Black Sea Region, Populated places in Ordu Province, Towns in Turkey

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.

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Located at 41.20 36.72 (Lat./Long.); Less than 24 km away
Tags: Ancient Greek cities, Ancient Greek sites in Turkey, Former populated places in Turkey, Greek colonies in Pontus, History of Samsun Province, Lost cities and towns, Roman towns and cities in Turkey

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