Akkale
Akkale is the popular name given to ruins of a building complex in Kumkuyu town of Erdemli district, Mersin Province, Turkey…| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Nedim Ardoğa, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kanlıdivane and Limonlu Castle.
Kanlıdivane
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Kanlıdivane is an ancient city situated around a big sinkhole in Mersin Province, Turkey. Kanlıdivane is situated 4 km west of Akkale.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tırtar and Limonlu.
Tırtar
Village
Photo: Nedim Ardoğa, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tırtar is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Erdemli, Mersin Province, Turkey. Its population is 2.733. Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town.
Limonlu
Village
Photo: Nedim Ardoğa, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Limonlu is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Erdemli, Mersin Province, Turkey. Its population is 2,939. Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town. Limonlu is situated 3 km northeast of Akkale.
Ayaş
Suburb
Ayaş is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Erdemli, Mersin Province, Turkey. Its population is 2,634. Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town. Ayaş is situated 4½ km southwest of Akkale.
Akkale
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: archeological site in Erdemli, Mersin, Turkey
- Categories: archaeological site, ancient Roman cistern, castle, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Erdemli, Mersin Province, Turkey, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
36.52888° or 36° 31′ 44″ northLongitude
34.22248° or 34° 13′ 21″ eastElevation
34 metres (112 feet)Open location code
8G8PG6HC+HXOpenStreetMap ID
node 1838913046OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionGeoNames ID
10631898Wikidata ID
Q14906213
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In Other Languages
From Czech to Turkish—“Akkale” goes by many names.
- Czech: “Akkale”
- German: “Akkale (Kilikien)”
- German: “Akkale”
- Hungarian: “Akkale”
- Turkish: “Akkale öreni”
- Turkish: “Akkale”
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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 “Akkale”. Photo: Nedim Ardoğa, CC BY-SA 3.0.