Sıhke Barajı
Sıhke Barajı is a dam in İpekyolu, Van Province and has an elevation of 1,757 metres. Sıhke Barajı is situated nearby to the suburb Bostaniçi, as well as near the locality Toprakkale.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Van railway station.
Van railway station
Railway station
Photo: Babbsack, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Van railway station is the main railway station in Van, Turkey. Up until July 2015, the Trans-Asia Express, from Tehran, Iran, stopped at the station. The train would continue to the Van Pier, where passengers would travel to Tatvan via ferry, and the western half of the train would continue to Ankara. Van railway station is situated 4 km northwest of Sıhke Barajı.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bostaniçi and Van.
Bostaniçi
Suburb
Bostaniçi is a neighbourhood of the municipality and district of İpekyolu, Van Province, Turkey. Its population is 31,714. Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town in the central district of Van Province.
Van
Photo: Bahoz, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Van is a city in Eastern Anatolia in Turkey. It's on the eastern shore of Lake Van near the border with Iran, so for Iranians it's an unlikely Reno, a holiday break from their restrictive theocracy.
Toprakkale
Locality
Photo: EvgenyGenkin, CC BY 2.5.
Rusahinili ", modern Toprakkale, is an ancient Urartian fortress built by Rusa I, located near the modern city of Van in eastern Turkey. The site has been excavated by archaeological teams from Germany, the United Kingdom, and other countries. Toprakkale is situated 2½ km northwest of Sıhke Barajı.
Sıhke Barajı
- Type: Dam
- Also known as: “Sihke Baraji”
- Location: İpekyolu, Van Province, Turkey, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
38.5° or 38° 30′ northLongitude
43.41667° or 43° 25′ eastElevation
1,757 metres (5,764 feet)Open location code
8HC5GC28+2MGeoNames ID
300837
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In Other Languages
“Sıhke Barajı” goes by many names.
- Turkish: “Sihke Bendi”
- Turkish: “Sıhke Barajı”
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