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Sahgeldi Destination Guide

Delve into Sahgeldi in Turkey

Sahgeldi in the region of Van is a city in Turkey - some 566 mi or ( 910 km ) East of Ankara , the country's capital .

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Current time in Sahgeldi is now 02:18 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Istanbul " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your travel modalities, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Mosul, Tabriz, Artashat, Yumrutepe, and Van. While being here, 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. Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Sahgeldi ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Kurdish Hosap Castle, Eastern Turkey

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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.

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Located at 38.87 43.35 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: Islands of Lake Van

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 20 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