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Yucelen Destination Guide

Explore Yucelen in Turkey

Yucelen in the region of Van is a place in Turkey - some 604 mi or ( 972 km ) East of Ankara , the country's capital city .

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Time in Yucelen is now 12:28 AM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Istanbul " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Isa Golik, Amukhanzi-ye 'Olya, Chokhur Kandi, Mosul, and Tabriz. Since you are here already, consider visiting Isa Golik . Where to go and what to see in Yucelen ? 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.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 39.12 44.03 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 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 21 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 21 km away
Tags: Armenian kingdoms, History of Iran, History of Turkey, Medieval Armenia, Regions of old Armenia

Battle of Chaldiran

The Battle of Chaldiran or Chaldoran occurred on 23 August 1514 and ended with a victory for the Ottoman Empire over the Safavid Empire. As a result, the Ottomans gained immediate control over eastern Anatolia and northern Iraq. The battle, however, was just the beginning of 41 years of destructive war between the two empires that only ended in 1555 with the Treaty of Amasya. While the Ottomans often had the upper hand, the Persians for the most part held their ground.

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Located at 39.09 44.33 (Lat./Long.); Less than 23 km away
Tags: 1514 in Asia, 16th century in the Ottoman Empire, Battles involving the Ottoman Empire, Battles involving the Safavid dynasty, Conflicts in 1514, History of West Azerbaijan Province, Ottoman–Persian Wars