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Karagecit Destination Guide

Touring Karagecit in Turkey

Karagecit in the region of Şırnak is a city located in Turkey - some 524 mi or ( 844 km ) East of Ankara , the country's capital city .

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Time in Karagecit is now 01:52 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Istanbul " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your travel resources, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Mosul, Yalaz, Yagizoymak, Van, and Tatvan. Being here already, consider visiting Mosul . Check out our recommendations for Karagecit ? 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 17 km away
Tags: History of Kurdistan

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 21 km away
Tags: Towns in Turkey

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 22 km away
Tags: Dams in Şırnak Province, Hydroelectric power stations in Turkey, Proposed dams, Proposed hydroelectric power stations, Southeastern Anatolia Project