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Karadogan Destination Guide

Delve into Karadogan in Turkey

Karadogan in the region of Şırnak is a city in Turkey - some 523 mi or ( 842 km ) East of Ankara , the country's capital .

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Current time in Karadogan is now 04:32 PM (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, Yagizoymak, Tatvan, Sulak, and Siirt. While being here, make sure to check out Mosul . Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Karadogan ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Pinaka, Corduene

Pinaka, or Pinaca was name of a city in Corduene on the northern shores of Tigris fortified by three citadels on three surrounding hills. It is mentioned by Classic authors such as Strabo and Ammanianus.

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Located at 37.41 42.08 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: History of Kurdistan

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.

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Located at 37.36 42.15 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: Dams in Şırnak Province, Hydroelectric power stations in Turkey, Proposed dams, Proposed hydroelectric power stations, Southeastern Anatolia Project

Durmuşlu

Durmuşlu is a town in Şırnak Province, Turkey. {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:37|23|06|N|42|11|41|E| |primary |name= }}

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Located at 37.38 42.19 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tags: Towns in Turkey

Kefshenne

Kayalı is a small importing village in the southeast of Turkey, in Şırnak Province, near Mardin Province. Kayalı is between the cities of Midyat and İdil (Azekh, Beth zabday) near the Syriac Orthodox Mor Gabriel Monastery.

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Located at 37.34 41.89 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Tags: Populated places in Şırnak Province, Tur Abdin

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.

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Located at 37.31 42.14 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Tags: 1989 in Turkey, 1990s in Turkey, Crimes against humanity, European Court of Human Rights cases involving Turkey, History of Kurdistan, History of Şırnak Province, Military history of Turkey