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Salhane Destination Guide

Explore Salhane in Turkey

Salhane in the region of Van is a town in Turkey - some 595 mi or ( 957 km ) East of Ankara , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Salhane

Current time in Salhane is now 08:38 AM (Sunday) . 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, Artashat, Yukari Yorganli, and Yukarisagmalli. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Mosul . We saw 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 Salhane ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

1976 Çaldıran-Muradiye earthquake

The 1976 Çaldıran-Muradiye earthquake occurred at 14:22 local time on 24 November. The epicenter was located near Çaldıran, 20 km northeast of Muradiye, in the Van Province of eastern Turkey. The earthquake had a magnitude of 7.3 with a maximum intensity of X on the Mercalli intensity scale. The area of severe damage, where over 80% of the buildings were destroyed, covered an area of 2,000 square kilometres. There were between 4,000 and 5,000 casualties.

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Located at 39.12 44.03 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: 1976 earthquakes, 1976 in Turkey, Earthquakes in Turkey, History of Van Province

Vaspurakan

Vaspurakan (also transliterated as Vasbouragan in Western Armenian; Armenian: Վասպուրական, meaning the "noble land" or "land of princes") was the first and possibly biggest province of Greater Armenia, which later became an independent kingdom during the Middle Ages, centered around Lake Van. Located in what is now called eastern Turkey and northwestern Iran, the region is considered to be the cradle of Armenian civilization.

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Located at 38.80 44.00 (Lat./Long.); Less than 23 km away
Tags: Armenian kingdoms, History of Azerbaijan, History of Iran, History of Turkey, Medieval Armenia, Regions of old Armenia

Kingdom of Vaspurakan

Vaspurakan (also transliterated as Vasbouragan in Western Armenian; Armenian: Վասպուրական, meaning the "noble land" or "land of princes") was the first and biggest province of Greater Armenia, which later became an independent kingdom during the Middle Ages, centered around Lake Van. Located in what is now called eastern Turkey and northwestern Iran, the region is considered to be the cradle of Armenian civilization.

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Located at 38.80 44.00 (Lat./Long.); Less than 23 km away
Tags: Armenian kingdoms, History of Iran, History of Turkey, Medieval Armenia, Regions of old Armenia

Sarımehmet Dam

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

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Located at 38.79 43.74 (Lat./Long.); Less than 30 km away
Tags: Dams in Van Province