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Akcaoren Destination Guide

Touring Akcaoren in Turkey

Akcaoren in the region of Van is a city located in Turkey - some 574 mi or ( 924 km ) East of Ankara , the country's capital city .

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Time in Akcaoren is now 05:52 PM (Saturday) . 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, Tabriz, Artashat, Yukari Tirkesen, and Yayliyaka. Being here already, consider visiting Mosul . Check out our recommendations for Akcaoren ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Lake Erçek

Lake Erçek is a salt lake in the Van Province, eastern part of Turkey. It is located at {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:38.672778|N|43.572778|E||||| | |name= }}, close to Lake Van. Lake Erçek is located in the elevation of about 1,890 m. It has an area of 95.2 km² and maximum depth of 30 m.

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Located at 38.67 43.57 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Geography of Van Province, Lakes of Turkey

2011 Van earthquake

The Van earthquake was a destructive magnitude 7.1 Mw earthquake that struck eastern Turkey near the city of Van on Sunday, 23 October 2011 at 13.41 local time. It occurred at a shallow depth of 20 kilometres, causing heavy shaking across much of eastern Turkey and lighter tremors across neighboring parts of the South Caucasus and Levant. According to Disasters and Emergency Situations Directorate of Turkey AFAD on 30 October, the earthquake killed 604 and injured are 4,152.

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Located at 38.63 43.49 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: 2011 earthquakes, 2011 in Georgia (country), 2011 in Iran, 2011 in Turkey, Earthquakes in Armenia, Earthquakes in Georgia (country), Earthquakes in Iran, Earthquakes in Turkey, History of Van Province

Adır Island

Adır Island or Lim Island (Armenian: Լիմ կղզի Lim kghzi), is an island in Lake Van.

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Located at 38.87 43.35 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
Tags: Islands of Lake Van

Toprakkale (castle)

Rusahinili ("city of Rusa I)", modern Toprakkale, Turkey) is an ancient Urartian fortress built by Rusa I, located near the modern city of Van in eastern Turkey. The site has been excavated by archaeological teams from Germany, the United Kingdom, and other countries. 32x28px Ancient Near East portal

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Located at 38.52 43.40 (Lat./Long.); Less than 25 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Turkey, History of Armenia, Urartian cities