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Ipekcayir Destination Guide

Discover Ipekcayir in Turkey

Ipekcayir in the region of Bitlis is a town located in Turkey - some 528 mi or ( 850 km ) East of Ankara , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Ipekcayir

Local time in Ipekcayir is now 11:47 AM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Istanbul " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Mosul, Tabriz, Van, Tatvan, and Siirt. When in this area, you might want to check out Mosul . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Ipekcayir ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

1959 Air Charter Turkey crash

G-AGRH Zephyr was an Avro Super Trader IV cargo aircraft, which crashed on Mount Süphan in eastern Turkey on 23 April 1959. The Super Trader IV was a modified Avro Tudor IV, which had been fitted with an aft cargo door and was flown unpressurized.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 38.92 42.82 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: 1959 in Turkey, Accidents and incidents involving the Avro Tudor, Air Charter Limited accidents and incidents, Aviation accidents and incidents in 1959, Aviation accidents and incidents in Turkey

Lake Van

Lake Van (Turkish: Van Gölü, Armenian: Վանա լիճ Vana lich or Vana Lij, Kurdish: Gola Wanê) is the largest lake in Turkey, located in the far east of the country in Van district. It is a saline soda lake, receiving water from numerous small streams that descend from the surrounding mountains. Lake Van is one of the world's largest endorheic lakes (having no outlet). The original outlet from the basin was blocked by an ancient volcanic eruption.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 38.63 42.82 (Lat./Long.); Less than 26 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Turkey, Eastern Anatolia Region, Endorheic lakes of Asia, Geography of Van Province, History of Armenia, Lake Van, Saline lakes