Mersin Interfaith Cemetery
Mersin Interfaith Cemetery, is a burial ground in Mersin, Turkey. It is notable for being a common cemetery of all religions and includes graves of Muslims, Christians, and Jews.Photo: Nedim Ardoğa, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Cemetery
- Description: Cemetery
- Also known as: “Akbelen Mezarlığı”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Yumuktepe and Mersin Urban History Museum.
Yumuktepe
Archaeological site
Photo: Nedim Ardoğa, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Yumuktepe, also known as Yümüktepe, is a tell within the city borders of Mersin, Turkey. In 1936, the mound was on the outskirts of Mersin, but after a rapid increase of population, the mound was surrounded by the Toroslar municipality of Mersin. Yumuktepe is situated 2 km south of Mersin Interfaith Cemetery.
Mersin Urban History Museum
Museum
Photo: Nedim Ardoğa, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mersin Urban History Museum is a private museum in Mersin, Turkey. Mersin Urban History Museum is situated 3 km southeast of Mersin Interfaith Cemetery.
Mersin railway station
Railway station
Photo: Nedim Ardoğa, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mersin station is the main railway terminal in the city of Mersin, Turkey. The station is located in the ilçe of Akdeniz. The station is in use since 1886. Mersin railway station is situated 3½ km southeast of Mersin Interfaith Cemetery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Akdeniz and Mersin.
Akdeniz
Town
Photo: Nedim Ardoğa, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Akdeniz is a municipality and district of Mersin Province, Turkey. Its area is 265 km2, and its population is 255,946. It covers the central and eastern part of the city of Mersin and the adjacent countryside. Akdeniz is situated 3½ km southeast of Mersin Interfaith Cemetery.
Mersin
Photo: Nedim Ardoğa, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mersin is a city on the Cilician Plains of Mediterranean Turkey, with a population of 1,100,000 in 2025. Another million live in the rest of Mersin Province, and it's almost merged into a single huge conurbation with Tarsus and Adana to the east.
Yenişehir
Town
Photo: Nedim Ardoğa, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Yenişehir is a municipality and district of Mersin Province, Turkey. Its area is 139 km2, and its population is 278,961. It covers the west-central part of the city of Mersin and the adjacent countryside. Yenişehir is situated 4 km south of Mersin Interfaith Cemetery.
Mersin Interfaith Cemetery
- Category: burial
- Location: Toroslar, Mersin Province, Turkey, Eastern Mediterranean Europe, Europe
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Latitude
36.8191° or 36° 49′ 9″ northLongitude
34.60272° or 34° 36′ 10″ eastOpen location code
8G8PRJ93+J3OpenStreetMap ID
way 522128445OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=cemeteryWikidata ID
Q16895045
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In Other Languages
From Central Kurdish to Turkish—“Mersin Interfaith Cemetery” goes by many names.
- Central Kurdish: “گۆڕستانی نێوان ئایینەکان، مێرسین”
- German: “Mersin Şehir Mezarlığı”
- Turkish: “Mersin Şehir Mezarlığı”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Hazreti Bilal-i Habeş Cami and Akbelen Mezarlığı Gasilhane.
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