You are here:
  1. Homepage
  2. »
  3. Turkey
  4. »
  5. Sivas
  6. » Kizilmezra
Turkey Flag Icon

Kizilmezra Destination Guide

Explore Kizilmezra in Turkey

Kizilmezra in the region of Sivas is a place in Turkey - some 288 mi or ( 464 km ) East of Ankara , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Kizilmezra

Time in Kizilmezra is now 11:16 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Istanbul " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Aleppo, Gemecik, Uyanik, Asagiseyli, and Tunceli. Since you are here already, consider visiting Aleppo . Where to go and what to see in Kizilmezra ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Videos provided by Youtube are under the copyright of their owners.


Interesting facts about this location

Kızılırmak River

The Kızılırmak (Turkish: Kızılırmak, "Red River"), also known as the Halys River, is the longest river in Turkey among the rivers which originates and ends in Turkey (both origin and mouth being in Turkey). It is a source of hydroelectric power and is not used for navigation.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 39.80 38.30 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: Geography of ancient Anatolia, Rivers of Turkey

Kızıldağ Pass

Kızıldağ Pass is the highest-altitude pass in Turkey The pass is on the main highway D.200 connecting East Anatolia to Central Anatolia at the borderline between the provinces Sivas and Erzincan. With the coordinates {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:39|51|36|N|38|25|40|E| | |name= }}, the distance to Sivas is 140 kilometres and to Erzincan is 106 kilometres . (For some photos see). The altitude is 2,190 metres .

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 39.86 38.43 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Geography of Erzincan Province, Geography of Sivas Province, Mountain passes of Turkey

German submarine U-117 (1941)

300pxU-117 (right) and U-66 under attack by aircraft from the USS Card on 7 August 1943 Career 100x35px<tr valign="top"><td>Name:</td><td> U-117</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td>Ordered:</td><td> 31 January 1939</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td>Builder:</td><td> Friedrich Krupp Germaniawerft, Kiel</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td>Yard number:</td><td> 616</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td>Laid down:</td><td> 1 July 1939</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td>Launched:</td><td> 22 July 1941</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td>Commissioned:</td><td> 25 October 1941</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td>Fate:</td><td> Sunk on 7 August 1943, by five Avenger aircraft while supplying U-66.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 39.70 38.35 (Lat./Long.); Less than 23 km away
Tags: 1941 ships, German Type X submarines, Minelayers of the Kriegsmarine, Ships built in Kiel, U-boats commissioned in 1941, U-boats sunk by aircraft, U-boats sunk by depth charges, U-boats sunk in 1943, World War II minelayers of Germany, World War II shipwrecks in the Atlantic Ocean, World War II submarines of Germany