Why visit Çiriş
Townapedia lists 1 museum or landmark in and around town.
Highlights include Yanıkhan.
Weather in Çiriş
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About Çiriş
Çiriş is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Erdemli, Mersin Province, Turkey. Its population is 1,000 (2022). It is situated to the south of the dense forestry of the Taurus Mountains. The distance to Erdemli is 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) and to Mersin is 48 kilometres (30 mi).
From the Wikipedia article Çiriş, Erdemli (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Museums and landmarks1
Yanıkhan
Monument and historic site · 4.9 km
Archeological site in Turkey
Churches and places of worship2
Map of Çiriş
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Getting there and nearby towns
Çukurova International Airport (COV) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 82 km away.
- Limonlu 7 km south, about 7 min by car
- Erdemli 9 km east, about 9 min by car
- Arpaçbahşiş 12 km east, about 12 min by car
- Ayaş 16 km south, about 16 min by car
- Kızkalesi 19 km south, about 19 min by car
- Tece 23 km east, about 23 min by car
- Silifke 37 km southwest, about 37 min by car
- Tosmurlu 39 km southwest, about 39 min by car
- Mersin 43 km northeast, about 43 min by car
- Tarsus 69 km northeast, about 1 h 15 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Yanıkhan, Nedim Ardoğa, CC BY-SA 3.0
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