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Govelek Destination Guide

Touring Govelek in Turkey

Govelek in the region of Van is located in Turkey - some 584 mi or ( 940 km ) East of Ankara , the country's capital city .

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Time in Govelek is now 02:20 AM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Istanbul " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Mosul, Tabriz, Yolasan, Van, and Uri. Being here already, consider visiting Mosul . Check out our recommendations for Govelek ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

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 6 km away
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Mount Erek

Mount Erek (Armenian: Վարագ Լեռ, Varag Ler) is a mountain overlooking the city of Van in the Eastern Anatolia Region of Turkey.

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Located at 38.47 43.50 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Geography of Van Province, Mountains 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 16 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

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 16 km away
Tags: Geography of Van Province, Lakes of Turkey