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Explore Kiris in Turkey

Kiris in the region of Van is a town in Turkey - some 548 mi or ( 883 km ) East of Ankara , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Kiris is now 05:10 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Istanbul " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Mosul, Tabriz, Yurtici, Yemislik, and Yaylakonak. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Mosul . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Kiris ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Driving, Driving, Driving Through Eastern Turkey

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www.TravelsWithSheila.com A long drive through Eastern Turkey with two major fault lines that run through it. The North Anatolian Fault, and East Anatolian Fault meet at a junction of three tectonic p ..

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Interesting facts about this location

Kiriş, Kemer

Kiriş, Kemer is a village in the District of Kemer, Antalya Province, Turkey.

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Located at 38.15 42.82 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Tags: Kemer District, Populated places in Antalya Province

Kuş Island

Kuş Island (Turkish: Kuş Adası, literally "Bird Island") or Arter Island, is a small island in Lake Van, Turkey. It is now uninhabited but formerly contained a small Armenian monastery, the ruins of which can still be seen.

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Located at 38.36 42.99 (Lat./Long.); Less than 28 km away
Tags: Islands of Lake Van, Uninhabited islands of Turkey

Akdamar Island

Akdamar Island, also known as Aghtamar or Akhtamar, is the second by size of four islands in Lake Van in the south of Eastern Anatolia Region, Turkey, about 0.7 km in size, situated about 3 km from the shoreline. At the western end of the island a hard, grey, limestone cliff rises 80 m above the lake's level (1,912 m above sea level). The island declines to the east to a level site where a spring provides ample water.

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Located at 38.34 43.04 (Lat./Long.); Less than 28 km away
Tags: History of Armenia, Islands of Lake Van, Oriental Orthodox congregations established in the 10th century, Van, Turkey

Sevan Island

Sevan Island (Armenian: Սևանի կղզի Sevani kğzi), now Sevan Peninsula (Armenian: Սևանի թերակղզի Sevani t'erakğzi) was an island in the northwestern part of Lake Sevan in Armenia. After the artificial draining of Lake Sevan, which started in the Joseph Stalin era, the water level fell about 20 metres, and the island transformed into a peninsula. At the southern shore of this newly created peninsula, a guesthouse of the Armenian Writers' Union was built.

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Located at 38.34 43.04 (Lat./Long.); Less than 28 km away
Tags: Landforms of Armenia

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