Çakmak
Çakmak is a locality in Şehitkamil, Gaziantep Province and has an elevation of 830 metres. Çakmak is situated nearby to the suburb Yaprak, as well as near the locality Bostancı.Places of Interest
Highlights include Gaziantep Castle and Zeugma Mosaic Museum.
Gaziantep Castle
Castle
Photo: Kpisimon, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gaziantep Castle is a castle on top of a mound in the centre of Gaziantep, Turkey. First used as an observation point during the Hittite Empire, it was expanded into a castle during Roman rule. The castle was severely damaged by earthquakes in February 2023.
Zeugma Mosaic Museum
Museum
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Zeugma Mosaic Museum, in the city of Gaziantep, Turkey, is the biggest mosaic museum in the world, containing 1700 m2 of mosaics. It opened to the public on 9 September 2011.
Şirvani Mosque
Mosque
Photo: Dosseman, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Şirvani Camii, Şirvani Mehmet Efendi Camii or İki Şerefeli Camii is a mosque in Gaziantep, Turkey. It is located in the Seferpaşa neighborhood, southwest of Gaziantep Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cabi and Şehitkamil.
Cabi
Suburb
Cabi is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Karacasu, Aydın Province, Turkey. Its population is 1,194.
Şehitkamil
Town
Şehitkamil is a municipality and district of Gaziantep Province, Turkey. Its area is 1,290 km2, and its population is 857,167. It covers the northern part of the agglomeration of Gaziantep and the adjacent countryside.
Gaziantep
Photo: Nevit, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gaziantep is a city in Southeastern Anatolia. Although it is a major city in Turkey and known as the Turkish capital of gastronomy, it counts very few international tourists. It has a quiet atmosphere and the locals are friendly.
Çakmak
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Cakmak”
- Location: Şehitkamil, Gaziantep Province, Turkey, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
37.07074° or 37° 4′ 15″ northLongitude
37.38449° or 37° 23′ 4″ eastElevation
830 metres (2,723 feet)Open location code
8G9V39CM+7QOpenStreetMap ID
node 3597912762OpenStreetMap feature
place=localityGeoNames ID
10834638
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In Other Languages
“Çakmak” goes by many names.
- Turkish: “Çakmak”
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