Talas

Talas is a municipality and district of , . Its area is 444 km2, and its population is 169,214. It is located about 7 km from the city of Kayseri and has evolved from an independent town to a satellite city of .
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Wikipedia
  • Type: Town with 158,000 residents
  • Description: District and town in Kayseri Province, Turkey
  • Also known as: “Mutalaske”, “Mutalaski”, “Tafas”, “Talas (distritu)”, “Talas Belediyesi”, “Talas, Turkey”, “Tallas”, and “Μουταλάσκη”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Yaman Dede Mosque and Talas American College.

Mosque
Photo: Surdurulebiliryasam, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Historic building
often abbreviated as Talas…

University building
The Erciyes University Astronomy and Space Science…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Melikgazi and Kayseri.

Town
Photo: rheins, CC BY 3.0.
is a municipality and district of , . is situated 5 km northwest of Talas.

Photo: GMM, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a city in , 350 km southeast of Ankara.

Town
is a municipality and district of , Turkey. is situated 7 km northwest of Talas.

Talas

Latitude
38.69295° or 38° 41′ 35″ north
Longitude
35.54946° or 35° 32′ 58″ east
Population
158,000
Elevation
1,153 metres (3,783 feet)
Open location code
8GCQMGVX+5Q
Open­Street­Map ID
node 201571724
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
299900
Wiki­data ID
Q836846
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Talas” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “طلاس”
  • Armenian: “Թալաս”
  • Armenian: “Թալլաս”
  • Asturian: “Talas”
  • Azerbaijani: “Talas”
  • Bulgarian: “Талас”
  • Cebuano: “Talas”
  • Chechen: “Талас (Туркойчоь)”
  • Chechen: “Талас”
  • Chinese: “塔拉斯”
  • Dutch: “Talas”
  • Esperanto: “Talas”
  • French: “Talas”
  • German: “Talas”
  • Greek: “Ταλάς”
  • Irish: “Talas”
  • Italian: “Distretto di Talas”
  • Korean: “탈라스”
  • Lithuanian: “Talas”
  • Malay: “Talas, Turki”
  • Malay: “Talas”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Talas”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Talas”
  • Norwegian: “Talas”
  • Persian: “تالاس، ترکیه”
  • Persian: “تالاس”
  • Russian: “Талас”
  • Serbian: “Talas”
  • Serbian: “Талас”
  • Swahili: “Talas, Turkey”
  • Swahili: “Talas”
  • Tatar: “Талас”
  • Turkish: “Talas, Kayseri”
  • Turkish: “Talas”
  • Urdu: “تالاس، ترکی”
  • Vietnamese: “Talas”
  • Western Armenian: “Թալաս”
  • Western Mari: “Талас”
  • Western Panjabi: “ضلع تالاس، کیسری”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Kiçiköy and Çay Bağları.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: T.C. Talas Kaymakamlığı and Talas Belediyesi.

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