Efrenk River
The Efrenk River is a short river in Mersin Province, Turkey. It was originally called the Efrenk River. After a mosque named Müftü Mosque was built by the river in Mersin, it was popularly renamed the Müftü River.Photo: Nedim Ardoğa, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Turkey
- Also known as: “Afranenk Deresi”, “Afrenenk River”, “Aslanköy Deresi”, “Efrenk Deresi”, “Mueftue Deresi”, and “Müftü River”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Müftü Mosque and Yumuktepe.
Müftü Mosque
Mosque
Photo: Nedim Ardoğa, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Müftü Mosque is a historic mosque in Mersin, Turkey. The mosque is to the east of Efrenk River, also known as Müftü River referring to the mosque. The mosque was commissioned by Müftü Emin in 1884.
Yumuktepe
Archaeological site
Photo: Nedim Ardoğa, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Yumuktepe, also known as Yümüktepe, is a tell within the city borders of Mersin, Turkey. In 1936, the mound was on the outskirts of Mersin, but after a rapid increase of population, the mound was surrounded by the Toroslar municipality of Mersin.
Mersin Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Nedim Ardoğa, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mersin Feneri is located at the Mediterranean coast in the city of Mersin, Turkey.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mersin and Yenişehir.
Mersin
Photo: Nedim Ardoğa, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mersin is a city on the Cilician Plains of Mediterranean Turkey, with a population of 1,100,000 in 2025. Another million live in the rest of Mersin Province, and it's almost merged into a single huge conurbation with Tarsus and Adana to the east.
Yenişehir
Town
Photo: Nedim Ardoğa, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Yenişehir is a municipality and district of Mersin Province, Turkey. Its area is 139 km2, and its population is 278,961. It covers the west-central part of the city of Mersin and the adjacent countryside.
Akdeniz
Town
Photo: Nedim Ardoğa, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Akdeniz is a municipality and district of Mersin Province, Turkey. Its area is 265 km2, and its population is 255,946. It covers the central and eastern part of the city of Mersin and the adjacent countryside.
Efrenk River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Mersin Province, Turkey, Eastern Mediterranean Europe, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“Efrenk River” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Müftü Deresi”
- Irish: “Abhainn Müftü”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Arslanköy”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Efrenk”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Müftü-elva”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Müftü”
- Turkish: “Efrenk Çayı”
- Turkish: “Müftü Nehri”
- Welsh: “Afon Müftü”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Alsancak and Cumhuriyet.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Yenişehir Toros Devlet Hastanesi and Vizyon Hastanesi.
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