Karkın
Karkın is a village in Aksaray, Turkey and has about 1,270 residents and an elevation of 1,261 metres. Karkın is situated nearby to the neighborhood Kışla, as well as near the village Elmacık.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Village with 1,270 residents
- Description: village in Aksaray Merkez, Turkey
- Also known as: “Karkin”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mokissos.
Mokissos
Mokissos or Mokisos or Mokison was a town of ancient Cappadocia. The Romans called the city Mocisus or Mocissus, and Mocisum, and after the city was rebuilt by the Byzantine Emperor Justinian, it was renamed Justinianopolis. Mokissos is situated 4 km southeast of Karkın.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Elmacık and Helvadere.
Elmacık
Village
Elmacık is a village in the Aksaray District, Aksaray Province, Turkey. Its population is 673.
Helvadere
Village
Photo: Kurumsalid, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Helvadere is a town and municipality in the Aksaray District, Aksaray Province, Turkey. Its population is 2,564. Helvadere is situated 3 km southeast of Karkın.
Yuva
Village
Yuva is a village in the Aksaray District, Aksaray Province, Turkey. Its population is 1,347. Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town. Yuva is situated 5 km north of Karkın.
Karkın
- Categories: village of Turkey and locality
- Location: Aksaray, Aksaray Province, Turkey, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
38.20413° or 38° 12′ 15″ northLongitude
34.16981° or 34° 10′ 11″ eastPopulation
1,270Elevation
1,261 metres (4,137 feet)Open location code
8GCP6539+MWOpenStreetMap ID
node 454586433OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
309115Wikidata ID
Q1729676
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chechen to Vietnamese—“Karkın” goes by many names.
- Chechen: “Каркин”
- German: “Karkın”
- Tatar: “Каркын”
- Turkish: “Kargın”
- Turkish: “Karkın, Aksaray”
- Turkish: “Karkın”
- Vietnamese: “Karkın, Aksaray”
- Vietnamese: “Karkın”
- “Karkın”
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