Akarca
Akarca is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Mezitli, Mersin Province, Turkey. Its population is 581. It is situated in the Taurus Mountains. Its distance to Mersin is 36 kilometres. In the vicinity of the village is a chromium mining site.- Type: Village with 581 residents
- Description: mahalle (administrative quarter) in Mezitli, Mersin, south-central Turkey
- Also known as: “Akarca, Mersin”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Kuzucubelen Castle.
Kuzucubelen Castle
Castle
Kuzucubelen Castle is a castle ruin in Mersin Province, Turkey. Kuzucubelen Castle is situated 3½ km southeast of Akarca.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Doğançay and Uzunkaş.
Doğançay
Village
Doğançay is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Mezitli, Mersin Province, Turkey.
Uzunkaş
Village
Uzunkaş is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Yenişehir, Mersin Province, Turkey. Uzunkaş is situated 3½ km east of Akarca.
Kuzucubelen
Village
Kuzucubelen is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Mezitli, Mersin Province, Turkey. Kuzucubelen is situated 4 km southeast of Akarca.
Akarca
- Categories: mahalle and locality
- Location: Mezitli İlçesi, Mersin Province, Turkey, Eastern Mediterranean Europe, Europe
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Latitude
36.86992° or 36° 52′ 12″ north
Longitude
34.41319° or 34° 24′ 48″ east
Population
581
Elevation
809 metres (2,654 feet)
Open location code
8G8PVC97+X7
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Vietnamese—“Akarca” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Akarca”
- Chechen: “Акарджа”
- Dutch: “Akarca”
- German: “Akarca”
- Irish: “Akarca”
- Malay: “Akarca, Mersin”
- Malay: “Akarca”
- Persian: “آکارجا”
- Persian: “اکاراسا، مرسین”
- Tatar: “Акарҗа”
- Turkish: “Akarca, Mezitli”
- Turkish: “Akarca”
- Uzbek: “Akarja”
- Vietnamese: “Akarca, Mezitli”
- Vietnamese: “Akarca”
- “Akarca”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Kuzucu and Değirmençay.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Akarca Camii and Doğançay Mahallesi Camii.
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