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 .
  • 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

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
Open­Street­Map feature
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Geo­Names ID
Wiki­data ID
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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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