Altınkum
Altınkum is a neighbourhood of the municipality and district of Didim, Aydın Province, Turkey. Its population is 5,516. It is a seaside resort on the Aegean Sea, 123 km from Aydın.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Didyma and Apollon Temple.
Didyma
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Didyma was an ancient Greek sanctuary on the coast of Ionia in the domain of the famous city of Miletus. Apollo was the main deity of the sanctuary of Didyma, also called Didymaion. Didyma is situated 3½ km northwest of Altınkum.
Apollon Temple
Ruins
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Apollon Temple is a ruins, which is situated 3½ km northwest of Altınkum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Efeler and Mavişehir.
Efeler
Suburb
Efeler is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Didim, Aydın Province, Turkey. Its population is 25,566.
Mersindere
Suburb
Mersindere is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Didim, Aydın Province, Turkey. Its population is 1,797. Mersindere is situated 8 km northwest of Altınkum.
Altınkum
- Type: Suburb with 5,520 residents
- Description: mahalle (administrative quarter) in Didim, Aydın, southwestern Turkey
- Categories: mahalle and locality
- Location: Didim, Aydın Province, Turkey, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
37.35662° or 37° 21′ 24″ northLongitude
27.27851° or 27° 16′ 43″ eastPopulation
5,520Elevation
12 metres (39 feet)United Nations Location Code
TR AYDOpen location code
8G99974H+JCOpenStreetMap ID
node 8290451916OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Uzbek—“Altınkum” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “ألتينكوم”
- Catalan: “Altınkum”
- Chechen: “Алтинкум”
- Dutch: “Altinkum”
- French: “Altınkum”
- German: “Altınkum”
- Irish: “Altınkum”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Altınkum”
- Portuguese: “Altınkum”
- Tatar: “Алтынкум”
- Turkish: “Altınkum Mahallesi”
- Turkish: “Altınkum, Didim”
- Turkish: “Altınkum”
- Uzbek: “Altınkum”
- “Altınkum”
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