Why visit Pasinler
Townapedia lists 3 museums and landmarks, 1 park or trail, 1 place to stay and 3 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Hasanbaba Dağı and Sos Höyük.
Weather in Pasinler
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About Pasinler
Pasinler or Basean (Turkish: Pasinler; Armenian: Բասէն, romanized: Pasēn; Georgian: ბასიანი, romanized: basiani; Latin: Phasiani; Greek: Φασιανοί, romanized: Phasianoí; formerly Hasankale and Hesenqele 'the fortress of Hasan'), is a municipality and district of Erzurum Province, Turkey. Its area is 1,134 km2, and its population is 27,055 (2022). It lies on the Aras River.
From the Wikipedia article Pasinler (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do3
Museums and landmarks3
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Parks, trails and playgrounds1
Where to stay1
History
The first ancient kingdom that had a control of this territory was Urartu, when it was called Biani. One of the versions of the name Pasinler - it is derived from the ancient tribe called Phasians (Phazians). The name of this tribe seems to have survived in latter-day regional toponyms – Armenian Passen, Greek Phasiane, Georgian Basiani, and Turkish Pasin.
Based upon pottery finds, Pasinler was part of the Kingdom of Urartu during the Iron Age.
The territory of Basean belonged to Greater Armenia from 4th century BC to 5th century AD and was part of an Armenian province - Ayrarat. According to the Armenian chronicler Movses Khorenatsi (5th century), this land was the family estate of the Armenian Ordun dynasty, established by Armenian King Vagharshak, who ruled in 117 - 138/140 AD. In the story of the Armenian chronicler Favstos Buzand (5th century), the thief of the Orduni clan attacked the power of King Khosrov III, seizing and destroying the royal house, as a result of which the princes of the Orduni clan were executed by order of Khosrov. Their ancestral lands, located in the area of Basean, with all their bounds, were given to the bishop of Basean, a native of Ordor. After AD 428 this land became part of Sasanian Armenia, right up to the Arab invasions in 7th-9th centuries. In 9th century Basean became part of Bagratid Armenia.
From the History section of Pasinler on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Gas and EV charging2
Healthcare7
Map of Pasinler
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Getting there and nearby towns
Erzurum Airport (ERZ) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 43 km away.
- Demirdöven 8 km northeast, about 8 min by car
- Çöğender 11 km west, about 11 min by car
- Kayabaşı 22 km southeast, about 22 min by car
- Akçam 30 km southeast, about 30 min by car
- Kırkgözeler 31 km east, about 31 min by car
- Güzelhisar 31 km southeast, about 31 min by car
- Erzurum 34 km west, about 34 min by car
- Tortum 36 km north, about 36 min by car
- Tekman 40 km south, about 40 min by car
- Horasan 43 km east, about 43 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
- HasanKale, D3moll3k, CC0
- Anatolische Hochebene östlich von Erzurum (39484838835), Herbert Frank from Wien (Vienna), AT, CC BY 2.0
- ISS031-E-97055 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS031-E-98094 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS023-E-26032 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS031-E-97054 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS031-E-97053 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS031-E-98092 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS031-E-98093 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS031-E-95303 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- Street-level photo, healixx, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, healixx, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, healixx, CC BY-SA 4.0
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