Akşemsettin

Akşemsettin is a suburb in , and has about 11,400 residents. Akşemsettin is situated nearby to the suburb , as well as near .
  • Type: Suburb with 11,400 residents
  • Description: mahalle (administrative quarter) in Eyyübiye, Şanlıurfa, southeastern Turkey
  • Also known as: “Akşemsettin Mah.”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Mosaic Excavation Site and Şanlıurfa Castle.

Museum
Photo: Cobija, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a museum.

Castle
Photo: Kpisimon, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, or Urfa Castle in short, is a castle overlooking the city center of Şanlıurfa, . The castle was built by the Osroene in antiquity and the current walls were constructed by the Abbasids in 814 AD.

Pond
Photo: Anadolu, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, is a pool in the southwest of the city center of , Turkey known in Jewish and Islamic legends as the place where Nimrod threw Abraham into a fire. and neighbouring Aynzeliha pools are among the most visited places in Şanlıurfa.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Urfa and Haliliye.

Photo: Anadolu, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a city in , and the provincial capital of Şanlıurfa Province. The city is about 80 km east of the Euphrates River, and with a population of 600 thousand is smaller than nearby .

Town
is a municipality and district of , . Its area is 1,924 km2, and its population is 396,656. The district was created at the 2013 reorganisation from part of the former central district of Şanlıurfa Province, along with the new districts and . is situated 3 km northeast of Akşemsettin.

Town
is a municipality and district of , . Its area is 1,222 km2, and its population is 265,035. The district was created at the 2013 reorganisation from part of the former central district of Şanlıurfa Province, along with the new districts and . is situated 6 km northeast of Akşemsettin.

Akşemsettin

Latitude
37.15433° or 37° 9′ 16″ north
Longitude
38.76795° or 38° 46′ 5″ east
Population
11,400
Open location code
8G9W5Q39+P5
Open­Street­Map ID
node 8040541445
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Wiki­data ID
Q109392834
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In Other Languages

From Chechen to Turkish—“Akşemsettin” goes by many names.
  • Chechen: “Акшемсеттин”
  • German: “Akşemsettin”
  • Tatar: “Акшемсеттин (Ейьюбие)”
  • Tatar: “Акшемсеттин”
  • Turkish: “Akşemsettin, Eyyübiye”
  • Turkish: “Akşemsettin”
  • “Akşemsettin”

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