Takbaş
Takbaş is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Tarsus, Mersin Province, Turkey. Its population is 828. It is situated in Çukurova. Çukurova Motorway is to the north and Turkish state highway D.400 is to the south of the village.- Type: Village with 828 residents
- Description: mahalle (administrative quarter) in Tarsus, Mersin, south-central Turkey
- Also known as: “Takbas”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Seven Sleepers Cave.
Seven Sleepers Cave
Cave
Eshab-ı Kehf Cave, also known as Ashab-ı Kehf Cave… Seven Sleepers Cave is situated 3½ km west of Takbaş.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kaleburcu and Sucular.
Kaleburcu
Village
Kaleburcu is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Tarsus, Mersin Province, Turkey.
Sucular
Village
Sucular is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Tarsus, Mersin Province, Turkey.
İncirlikuyu
Village
İncirlikuyu is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Tarsus, Mersin Province, Turkey. İncirlikuyu is situated 3 km east of Takbaş.
Takbaş
- Categories: mahalle and locality
- Location: Tarsus, Mersin Province, Turkey, Eastern Mediterranean Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
36.9457° or 36° 56′ 45″ north
Longitude
34.83576° or 34° 50′ 9″ east
Population
828
Elevation
158 metres (518 feet)
Open location code
8G8PWRWP+78
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Vietnamese—“Takbaş” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Takbaş”
- Chechen: “Такбаш”
- Dimli (individual language): “Takbaş, Tarsus”
- Dimli (individual language): “Takbaş”
- Dutch: “Takbaş”
- German: “Takbaş”
- Irish: “Takbaş”
- Malay: “Takbaş”
- Tatar: “Такбаш”
- Turkish: “Takbaş, Tarsus”
- Turkish: “Takbaş”
- Uzbek: “Takbaş”
- Vietnamese: “Takbaş, Tarsus”
- Vietnamese: “Takbaş”
- “Takbaş”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Atatürk and Şehitler Tepesi.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Takbaş Mahallesi Camii and Ayyıldız Camii.
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