Discover Kom in Turkey
Kom in the region of Van is a place located in Turkey - some 570 mi or ( 918 km ) East of Ankara , the country's capital .
Local time in Kom is now 04:14 AM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Istanbul " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Mosul, Tabriz, Artashat, Yumrutepe, and Yukari Tirkesen. When in this area, you might want to check out Mosul . We discovered 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 Kom ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Kurdish Hosap Castle, Eastern Turkey
www.TravelsWithSheila.com Dramatic Hosap Castle was built on a rock outcropping by Mahmudi Suleyman, a local Kurdish chieftain in 1643. Mahmudi controlled all the lands and villages in this area and r ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Adır Island
Adır Island or Lim Island (Armenian: Լիմ կղզի Lim kghzi), is an island in Lake Van.
Located at 38.87 43.35 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
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.
Located at 38.67 43.57 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
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.
Located at 38.63 43.49 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
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