Şıkşık

Şıkşık is a suburb in , and has about 585 residents. Şıkşık is situated nearby to the suburb , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include New Mosque, Malatya and Malatya Museum.

Mosque
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The New Mosque is a mosque in , . The original mosque was burned down in a fire in Malatya Bazaar in 1889, and was subjected to another fire in 1890 before it was repaired.

Museum
Photo: Kpisimon, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a museum in , The museum faces Kernek square in Malatya at Although a smaller museum was established in 1971, the present museum building was opened in 1979.

Railway station
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is the main railway station in the city of , . The station was built in 1931 by the Turkish State Railways as part of the railway to Diyarbakır.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Malatya and Hanımınçiftliği.

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a city of half a million people in . It has limited sights for a city of its size, but here you might break a journey to Mount Nemrut and the eastern fringes of Turkey.

Suburb
is a neighbourhood of the municipality and district of , , . Its population is 13,322. Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town. is situated 4 km northeast of Şıkşık.

Village
Photo: Seka44, Public domain.
is a village, which is situated 7 km southeast of Şıkşık.

Şıkşık

Latitude
38.34818° or 38° 20′ 53″ north
Longitude
38.31081° or 38° 18′ 39″ east
Population
585
Open location code
8GCW88X6+78
Open­Street­Map ID
node 7972670788
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Wiki­data ID
Q109394127
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In Other Languages

From Chechen to Turkish—“Şıkşık” goes by many names.
  • Chechen: “Шикшик”
  • Tatar: “Шыкшык”
  • Turkish: “Şıkşık, Battalgazi”
  • Turkish: “Şıkşık”
  • “Şıkşık”

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