Delve into Cavushan in Turkey
Cavushan in the region of Şırnak is a city in Turkey - some 536 mi or ( 863 km ) East of Ankara , the country's capital .
Current time in Cavushan is now 07:26 AM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Istanbul " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your travel modalities, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Mosul, Tabriz, Van, Tatvan, and Siirt. While being here, make sure to check out Mosul . Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Cavushan ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Durmuşlu
Durmuşlu is a town in Şırnak Province, Turkey. {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:37|23|06|N|42|11|41|E| |primary |name= }}
Located at 37.38 42.19 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Cizre Dam
The Cizre Dam is a proposed dam on the Tigris River north of Cizre, Turkey. The Cizre Dam is to be built in conjunction and downstream of the Ilisu Dam. The Cizre Dam is also one of the planned dams of Turkey's Southeastern Anatolia Project (GAP). The purpose of the Cizre Dam is irrigation, hydro-power and to control the tailwaters of the Ilisu Dam. A tender for the Cizre Dam was issued in May 2008.
Located at 37.36 42.15 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Ain Diwar Bridge
The Ain Diwar Bridge is a ruined masonry arch Roman bridge, 3.5 km northeast of the town of Ain Diwar, Syria. The bridge is within vicinity of the Syria, Iraq and Turkey border region and about 500m west of the Tigris River of which it used to cross. The Ain Diwar bridge was built in the 2nd century by the Romans to give them access to Eastern Anatolia. The Romans also previously set up the Bezabde Camp nearby. It was refurbished by the Seljuks and Arabs in the late 12th or early 13th century.
Located at 37.31 42.22 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Yeşilyurt Feces Case
The Yeşilyurt Feces Case refers to the affair that Turkish gendarmeirs under the command of the "security commander of Silopi-Judi" ("Silopi-Cudi Güvenlik Komutanı") Major Cafer Tayyar Çağlayan forced villagers to eat feces on the night of January 14–15, 1989 in Yeşilyurt (Cinibir) village of Cizre district and related trials.
Located at 37.31 42.14 (Lat./Long.); Less than 22 km away
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