Turkey
Mersin Province
Tarsus

Taşkuyu

Taşkuyu is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of , , . Its population is 392. It is close to Eshabıkehf, the cave of Seven Sleepers, which is considered a pilgrimage center by some.
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  • Type: Village with 420 residents
  • Description: mahalle (administrative quarter) in Tarsus, Mersin, south-central Turkey
  • Also known as: “Taskuyu” and “Taşkuyu, Tarsus”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Seven Sleepers Cave.

Cave
Photo: Avniyazici, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Eshab-ı Kehf Cave, also known as Ashab-ı Kehf Cave or Seven Sleepers' Cave, is a show cave situated to the north of , an ilçe in , .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sayköy and Dedeler.

Village
is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of , , . Its population is 421. It is situated in . Çukurova Motorway is to the north and Turkish state highway D.400 is to the south of the village.

Village
is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of , , . Its population is 633. It is close to Eshabıkehf, the cave of Seven Sleepers, which is considered as a pilgrimage center by some.

Village
is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of , , . Its population is 183. It lies between Turkish state highway D.400 and Motorway O.51 both going from west to east in .

Taşkuyu

Latitude
36.95072° or 36° 57′ 3″ north
Longitude
34.78534° or 34° 47′ 7″ east
Population
420
Elevation
195 metres (640 feet)
Open location code
8G8PXQ2P+74
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1490570961
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
10630900
Wiki­data ID
Q10824185
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In Other Languages

From Chechen to Vietnamese—“Taşkuyu” goes by many names.
  • Chechen: “Ташкуйу”
  • Dimli (individual language): “Taşkuyu, Tarsus”
  • Dimli (individual language): “Taşkuyu”
  • Irish: “Taşkuyu”
  • Tatar: “Ташкую”
  • Turkish: “Taşkuyu, Tarsus”
  • Turkish: “Taşkuyu”
  • Uzbek: “Taşkuyu”
  • Vietnamese: “Taşkuyu, Tarsus”
  • Vietnamese: “Taşkuyu”
  • “Taşkuyu”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Taşkuyu”. Photo: Carole Raddato, CC BY-SA 2.0.