Akdeniz

Akdeniz is a municipality and district of , . Its area is 265 km2, and its population is 255,946. It covers the central and eastern part of the city of and the adjacent countryside.
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  • Type: Town with 256,000 residents
  • Description: district of Mersin, south-central Turkey
  • Also known as: “Akdeniz (distritu)”, “Akdeniz, Mersin”, “أَقْدَنِيزُ”, and “قضاء أقدنيز”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Müftü Mosque and Mersin railway station.

Mosque
Photo: Nedim Ardoğa, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a historic mosque in , .

Railway station
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Mersin station is the main railway terminal in the city of , .

Mosque
Photo: Sayginer, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Old Mosque is mosque in , .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mersin and Toroslar.

Photo: Nedim Ardoğa, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a city on the …

Town
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is a municipality and district of , .

Town
Photo: Nedim Ardoğa, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a municipality and district of , . is situated 4 km southwest of Akdeniz.

Akdeniz

Latitude
36.8021° or 36° 48′ 7″ north
Longitude
34.6332° or 34° 37′ 60″ east
Population
256,000
Elevation
50 metres (164 feet)
Open location code
8G8PRJ2M+R7
Open­Street­Map ID
node 961779872
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
9542422
Wiki­data ID
Q417000
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Akdeniz” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “أقدنيز”
  • Asturian: “Akdeniz”
  • Azerbaijani: “Akdəniz”
  • Chechen: “Акдениз”
  • Dimli (individual language): “Akdeniz, Mersin”
  • Dutch: “Akdeniz, Mersin”
  • German: “Akdeniz”
  • Greek: “Ακτενίζ (Μερσίνη)”
  • Irish: “Akdeniz”
  • Kurdish: “Akdeniz, Mêrsîn”
  • Kurdish: “Akdeniz”
  • Malay: “Akdeniz, Mersin”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Akdeniz”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Akdeniz”
  • Norwegian: “Akdeniz”
  • Persian: “اکدنیز، مرسین”
  • Persian: “اکدنیز”
  • Romanian: “Akdeniz”
  • Russian: “Акдениз”
  • Serbian: “Акдениз”
  • Tatar: “Акдениз (Мерсин)”
  • Tatar: “Акдениз”
  • Turkish: “Akdeniz, Mersin”
  • Turkish: “Akdeniz”
  • Urdu: “آقدینیز، مرسین”
  • Uzbek: “Akdeniz Mersin”
  • Western Mari: “Акдениз”
  • Western Panjabi: “ضلع اکدینز”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Yeni and Cami Şerif.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: İstasyon Kavşağı and Mersin İl Halk Kütüphanesi Binası.

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