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Discover Yaka in Turkey

Yaka in the region of Mersin is a town located in Turkey - some 235 mi or ( 378 km ) South-East of Ankara , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Yaka

Local time in Yaka is now 04:24 AM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Istanbul " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Nicosia, Damascus, Tyre, Beirut, and Tarsus. When in this area, you might want to check out Nicosia . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Yaka ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Mersin 2013 Akdeniz oyunları - Mediterranean Games Candidate

6:59 min by İlhan Yılmaz
Views: 27058 Rating: 4.73

XVIII Mediterranean Games Candidate City, Mersin ''Mersin, Akdeniz'e 321 kilometre kıyı şeridi bulunan bir tarım, sanayi ve ticaret kentidir. Turizm sektöründe önemli gelişmeler göstermiştir. Akdeniz ..

TCDD Shunting at Mersin 07 July 2011

6:53 min by jeffhawken
Views: 4833 Rating: 5.00

Loco DE24 353 comes off Mersin depot to attach to the stock of the 17:50 to Iskanderun. The shunter, wearing "high visibility" black trousers and a dark blue shirt, no gloves, no hat and soft shoes, r ..


Maiden Castle - Castle in the Sea - Mersin, Turkey

2:30 min by D29418
Views: 1586 Rating: 5.00

Read more at www.turkeycentral.com ..

Day 8: around Mersin Vonwerden's photos around Mersin, Turkey (road trip from amman to mersin)

0:54 min by TripAdvisorTRIPWOW4
Views: 150 Rating: 0.00

Preview of Vonwerden's blog at TravelPod. Read the full blog here: www.travelpod.com This blog preview was made by TravelPod using the TripAdvisor™ TripWow slideshow creator. Learn more about these vi ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Huzurkent

Huzurkent is a town in Mersin Province, Turkey

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Located at 36.88 34.82 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Mediterranean Region, Turkey, Populated places in Mersin Province, Towns in Turkey

Yanpar

Yanpar (also known as Gökkuşağı) is a village in Akdeniz district of Mersin Province, Turkey. It is situated just south of Çukurova motorway at {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:36|55|N|34|43|E||| | |name= }}. The distance to Mersin is 18 kilometres . The name of the village refers to Yanpar tribe. Although there are no references to this tribe in historical records, according to village page, Yanpar is the original name of the Yaparlu tribe of the historical records.

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Located at 36.92 34.72 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Akdeniz District, Mediterranean Region, Turkey, Populated places in Mersin Province, Villages in Turkey

Kerimler, Tarsus

Kerimler is a village in Tarsus district of Mersin Province, Turkey. It between Turkish state highway D.400 and Motorway O-51 both lying fron west to wast in Çukurova (Cilicia of the antiquity). At {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:36|56|N|34|46|E||| | |name= }} its distance to Tarsus is is 15 kilometres to Mersin is 27 kilometres . The population of village is 226 as of 2011. Main economic activity is farming.

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Located at 36.93 34.77 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Mediterranean Region, Turkey, Populated places in Mersin Province, Tarsus District, Villages in Turkey

Çiriştepe, Tarsus

Çiriştepe is a village in Tarsus district of Mersin Province, Turkey. It is situated at {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:36|56|N|34|44|E||| | |name= }} in Çukurova (Cilicia of the antiquity) to the east of Tarsus and between Turkish motorway O-31 and Turkish state highway D.750. It is also a stop on railroad. Its distance to Tarsus is 20 kilometres and to Mersin is 45 kilometres . The population of Çiriştepe was 196 as of 2011.

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Located at 36.93 34.73 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Mediterranean Region, Turkey, Populated places in Mersin Province, Tarsus District, Villages in Turkey

Çamalan

Çamalan is a village in Tarsus district of Mersin Province, Turkey. It is in the Toros Mountains and to the west of Turkish state highway D.400. In the village there is a German cemetery of the First World War At {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:36|56|N|34|47|E||| | |name= }} it is 40 kilometres to Tarsus and 67 kilometres to Mersin. The population of village is 220 as of 2011. The village was founded in the 16th century by Turkmens of Alevi sect.

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Located at 36.93 34.78 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Mediterranean Region, Turkey, Populated places in Mersin Province, Tarsus District, Villages in Turkey

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