Why visit Kangal
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About Kangal
Kangal is a town in Sivas Province in Turkey. It is the seat of Kangal District. Its population is 8,948 (2022). The current mayor is Ahmet Kürşad Apaydın from the Great Unity Party (BBP).
From the Wikipedia article Kangal (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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History
Kangal was known in the time of emperor Diocletian under the name Euspena and later during the Byzantine Empire as Spynin. The Byzantine general Eustathios Argyros was buried here in the monastery of St Elizabeth which had been constructed by his grandfather Leon. The town, known in Ottoman times as Qangal, had an Armenian church until the first massacres against the Armenians in 1895.
From the History section of Kangal on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Map of Kangal
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Getting there and nearby towns
Sivas Nuri Demirağ Airport (VAS) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 77 km away.
- Ulaş 38 km northwest, about 38 min by car
- Kuluncak 46 km southeast, about 46 min by car
- Altınyayla 55 km west, about 55 min by car
- Kale 57 km southeast, about 57 min by car
- Gürün 58 km south, about 58 min by car
- Divriği 64 km east, about 1 h by car
- Sivas 66 km northwest, about 1 h by car
- Hekimhan 66 km southeast, about 1 h by car
- Darende 77 km south, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Zara 80 km northeast, about 1 h 15 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- Mapillary (see each image): photos
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Kangal,Moschee1, Bertramz, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Kangal - panoramio - Hüseyin Öcal (1), Hüseyin Öcal, CC BY 3.0
- Kangal - panoramio - Hüseyin Öcal, Hüseyin Öcal, CC BY 3.0
- Kangal Yavruları - panoramio, Hüseyin Öcal, CC BY 3.0
- Kangal Atatürk Anıtı - panoramio, Hüseyin Öcal, CC BY 3.0
- Kangal - panoramio, Hüseyin Öcal, CC BY 3.0
- Street-level photo, 12volt, CC BY-SA 4.0
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