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Asagikesis Destination Guide

Discover Asagikesis in Turkey

Asagikesis in the region of Van is a town located in Turkey - some 593 mi or ( 955 km ) East of Ankara , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Asagikesis

Local time in Asagikesis is now 05:42 PM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Istanbul " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Mosul, Tabriz, Urmia, Yukariguneyce, and Yukaricavdarlik. When in this area, you might want to check out Mosul . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Asagikesis ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Sarımehmet Dam

Sarımehmet Dam is a dam in Turkey. The development was backed by the Turkish State Hydraulic Works.

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Located at 38.79 43.74 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Tags: Dams in Van Province

Van Province

Van Province is a province in eastern Turkey, between Lake Van and the Iranian border. It is 19,069 km in area and had a population of 1,035,418 at the end of 2010. Its adjacent provinces are Bitlis to the west, Siirt to the southwest, Şırnak and Hakkâri to the south, and Ağrı to the north. The capital is the city of Van.

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Located at 38.50 43.67 (Lat./Long.); Less than 22 km away
Tags: Van Province

Vaspurakan

Vaspurakan (also transliterated as Vasbouragan in Western Armenian; Armenian: Վասպուրական, meaning the "noble land" or "land of princes") was the first and possibly biggest province of Greater Armenia, which later became an independent kingdom during the Middle Ages, centered around Lake Van. Located in what is now called eastern Turkey and northwestern Iran, the region is considered to be the cradle of Armenian civilization.

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Located at 38.80 44.00 (Lat./Long.); Less than 22 km away
Tags: Armenian kingdoms, History of Azerbaijan, History of Iran, History of Turkey, Medieval Armenia, Regions of old Armenia

Kingdom of Vaspurakan

Vaspurakan (also transliterated as Vasbouragan in Western Armenian; Armenian: Վասպուրական, meaning the "noble land" or "land of princes") was the first and biggest province of Greater Armenia, which later became an independent kingdom during the Middle Ages, centered around Lake Van. Located in what is now called eastern Turkey and northwestern Iran, the region is considered to be the cradle of Armenian civilization.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 38.80 44.00 (Lat./Long.); Less than 22 km away
Tags: Armenian kingdoms, History of Iran, History of Turkey, Medieval Armenia, Regions of old Armenia