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Ercis Destination Guide

Discover Ercis in Turkey

Ercis in the region of Van with its 91,915 habitants is a town located in Turkey - some 563 mi or ( 906 km ) East of Ankara , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Ercis

Local time in Ercis is now 04:22 AM (Sunday) . 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, Artashat, Harhus, and Yoldere. When in this area, you might want to check out Mosul . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Ercis ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Koçköprü Dam

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

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 39.12 43.33 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: Dams in Van Province

Adır Island

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

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 38.87 43.35 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Tags: Islands of Lake Van

Zilan massacre

Zilan massacre or Zilan Valley massacre (Kurdish: Komkujiya Zîlan or Komkujiya Geliyê Zîlan, Turkish: Zilan Katliamı or Zilan Deresi Katliamı or Zilan Kırımı or Zilan Deresi Kırımı or Zilan Deresi Kıyımı), refers to the massacre of the Kurdish residents of Turkey during the Ararat rebellion, in which 800-1500 armed men participated.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 39.20 43.37 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: 1930 in Turkey, Ararat rebellion, Ethnic cleansing in Asia, History of Kurdistan, History of Van Province, Massacres in Turkey

Historical Weather

temperature and rainfall during the year in Ercis

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Information of geographic nature is based on public data provided by geonames.org, CIA world facts book, Unesco, DBpedia and wikipedia. Weather is based on NOAA GFS.