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About Akçatekir
Akçatekir is a neighbourhood of the municipality and district of Pozantı, Adana Province, Turkey. Its population is 1,622 (2022). Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town (belde).
From the Wikipedia article Akçatekir (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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History
The earliest settlements date back to 200 years ago. A sheikh from Turkestan founded a village which is slightly outside the present town. After the roads were constructed, the town was established in its present location. There were two quarters, in Akça (western portion) villagers lived all year long and in Bürücek (eastern portion) city dwellers (mainly from Adana and Tarsus) spent the summers, escaping from the heat of Çukurova (Cilicia).
During Egyptian revolt in the first half of the 19th century, Egyptian armies briefly occupied Akçatekir. Ibrahim Pasha of Egypt built a fort in 1833 which is now known as the Bastion of İbrahim Pasha (İbrahim Paşa Tabyası).
From the History section of Akçatekir on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Map of Akçatekir
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Getting there and nearby towns
Çukurova International Airport (COV) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 59 km away.
- Pozantı 8 km northeast, about 8 min by car
- Bolatlı 49 km south, about 49 min by car
- Tarsus 52 km south, about 52 min by car
- Kireçocağı 53 km southeast, about 53 min by car
- Adana 63 km southeast, about 1 h by car
- Mersin 65 km south, about 1 h by car
- Niğde 66 km north, about 1 h by car
- Ereğli 69 km west, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Tece 82 km southwest, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Kozan 89 km east, about 1 h 30 min by car
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