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Gökbel Destination Guide

Touring Gökbel in Turkey

Gökbel in the region of Tokat is a city located in Turkey - some 209 mi or ( 337 km ) East of Ankara , the country's capital city .

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Time in Gökbel is now 09:06 AM (Sunday) . 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: Sivas, Gaziantep, Ankara, Adana, and Sevastopol. Being here already, consider visiting Sivas . Check out our recommendations for Gökbel ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Hasan Uğurlu Dam

The Hasan Uğurlu Dam is a rock-fill dam for hydro power purposes, located on the River Yeşilırmak 23 km south of Çarşamba town and 25 km east of Samsun in northern Turkey. Originally, it was named the Ayvacık Dam. Completed in 1979, it generates 4x125=500 MW of power giving an annual electricity production of 1,217 GWh. Hasan Uğurlu was an engineer, who died together with his wife following an accident while working at this dam's project.

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Located at 40.89 36.55 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: Dams completed in 1979, Dams in Samsun Province, Hydroelectric power stations in Turkey

Salman, Ordu

Salman is a town in Akkuş district of Ordu Province, Turkey. At {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:40|51|N|36|48|E||| | |name= }} it is situated in the mountainous area of Black Sea Region. The population of Salman was 2931 as of 2011. According to town page, Salman was founded by Chepni people, a Turkmen tribe.

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Located at 40.85 36.80 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Akkuş District, Black Sea Region, Populated places in Ordu Province, Towns in Turkey

1942 Niksar-Erbaa earthquake

The 1942 Niksar-Erbaa earthquake occurred at 16:03 local time on 20 December. It had an estimated magnitude of 7.0 and a maximum felt intensity of IX (violent) on the Mercalli intensity scale, causing 3,000 casualties.

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Located at 40.87 36.47 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tags: 1942 earthquakes, 1942 in Turkey, Earthquakes in Turkey, History of Tokat Province

Suat Uğurlu Dam

The Suat Uğurlu Dam is a rock-fill dam for irrigation and hydro power purposes, located 24 km downstream of Hasan Uğurlu Dam on the River Yeşilırmak 13 km south of Çarşamba town and 25 km east of Samsun in northern Turkey. Originally, it was named the Bolahor Dam. Suat Uğurlu died following an accident at the construction site of a dam project 24 km upstream together with her husband, an engineer at that site.

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Located at 41.03 36.65 (Lat./Long.); Less than 22 km away
Tags: Dams completed in 1982, Dams in Samsun Province, Hydroelectric power stations in Turkey

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