Turkey
Mersin Province
Silifke

Arkum

Arkum is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of , , . Its population is 1,737. Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town.
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  • Type: Village with 1,740 residents
  • Description: mahalle (administrative quarter) in Silifke, Mersin, south-central Turkey
  • Also known as: “Altınkum” and “Tozara”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Atayurt and Sökün.

Village
Photo: Nedim Ardoğa, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of , , . Its population is 6,876. Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town. is situated 4½ km northwest of Arkum.

Village
is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of , , . Its population is 517. It is situated in the . is situated 4½ km west of Arkum.

Village
Photo: Yılmaz Kilim, CC BY 3.0.
is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of , , . Its population is 1,121. It is situated in the . The distance to Silifke is 8 kilometres and to Mersin is 86 kilometres. is situated 5 km west of Arkum.

Arkum

Latitude
36.35034° or 36° 21′ 1″ north
Longitude
34.05687° or 34° 3′ 25″ east
Population
1,740
Elevation
4 metres (13 feet)
Open location code
8G8P9324+4P
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2439645666
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
10632125
Wiki­data ID
Q4792054
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In Other Languages

From Chechen to Vietnamese—“Arkum” goes by many names.
  • Chechen: “Аркум”
  • Dutch: “Arkum”
  • German: “Arkum”
  • Irish: “Arkum”
  • Tatar: “Аркум”
  • Turkish: “Arkum, Silifke”
  • Turkish: “Arkum”
  • Uzbek: “Arkum”
  • Vietnamese: “Arkum, Silifke”
  • Vietnamese: “Arkum”
  • “Arkum”

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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 “Arkum”. Photo: Zcebeci, CC BY-SA 4.0.