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Explore Magara in Turkey

Magara in the region of Şırnak is a town in Turkey - some 547 mi or ( 880 km ) East of Ankara , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Magara is now 04:16 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Istanbul " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Tusanah, Mirgah, Krweny, Tyan, and Baghdad. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Tusanah . Where to go and what to see in Magara ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Al-Malikiyah

Al-Malikiyah is a small Syrian city and the center of an administrative district belonging to Al-Hasakah Governorate. The district constitutes the northeastern corner of the country. The Tigris river defines the border that separates Syrian from Turkish and Iraqi territories. The population enjoys demographic and ethnic diversity that is characteristic of most of Al-Hasakah Governorate. The town is inhabited by Assyrians/Syriacs, Arabs, Kurds, and Armenians.

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Located at 37.17 42.13 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: Assyrian settlements, Cities in Syria, Populated places in al-Malikiyah District

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.

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Located at 37.31 42.22 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
Tags: Arch bridges, Archaeological sites in al-Hasakah Governorate, Buildings and structures in al-Hasakah Governorate, Crusade places, Roman bridges in Syria, Stone bridges

Avzrog

Avzrog is a village in the Iraqi province of Dohuk. The village is split into two areas: one populated by Armenians and the other by Assyrians.

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Located at 37.02 42.51 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
Tags: Armenian diaspora communities, Populated places in Dohuk Province

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 25 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

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