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Özbek, Turkey

Özbek is a town of 1,078 people in Mersin, Turkey.

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Population1,078 GeoNames
RegionMersin
Elevation40 m 131 ft
Time zoneEurope/Istanbul
Nearest airportÇukurova International Airport (COV) 14 km

About Özbek

Özbek is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Tarsus, Mersin Province, Turkey. Its population is 1,078 (2022). It is situated in Çukurova (Cilicia of the antiquity) and to the northeast of Tarsus. It is between Turkish motorway O.51, a part of Çukurova Motorway and Turkish state highway D.750.It s distance to Tarsus is 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) and its distance to Mersin is 35 kilometres (22 mi).

From the Wikipedia article Özbek, Tarsus (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Churches and places of worship1

Özbek Mahallesi Camii

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Map of Özbek

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Getting there and nearby towns

Çukurova International Airport (COV) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 14 km away.

  • Tarsus 7 km southwest, about 7 min by car
  • Kireçocağı 27 km east, about 27 min by car
  • Mersin 32 km southwest, about 32 min by car
  • Adana 34 km east, about 34 min by car
  • Pozantı 51 km north, about 51 min by car
  • Tece 53 km southwest, about 53 min by car
  • Erdemli 70 km southwest, about 1 h 15 min by car
  • Ceyhan 78 km east, about 1 h 15 min by car
  • Limonlu 77 km southwest, about 1 h 15 min by car
  • Yumurtalık 78 km east, about 1 h 15 min by car

Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.

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