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Ancient road gate in Cilicia
Ancient road gate in Cilicia · Nedim Ardoğa, CC BY-SA 3.0

Taşobası, Turkey

Taşobası is a town of 1,095 people in Mersin, Turkey.

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Population1,095 GeoNames
RegionMersin
Elevation255 m 837 ft
Time zoneEurope/Istanbul
Nearest airportÇukurova International Airport (COV) 25 km

Why visit Taşobası

Townapedia lists 3 museums and landmarks in and around town.

Highlights include Mampsoukrenai and Mopsucrene.

About Taşobası

Taşobası is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Tarsus, Mersin Province, Turkey. Its population is 1,095 (2022). It is on Turkish state highway D.750. It is 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) away from Tarsus and 42 kilometres (26 mi) away from Mersin.

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

Museums and landmarks3

Mampsoukrenai

Monument and historic site · 4.3 km

Place in ancient Cilicia

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Mopsucrene

Monument and historic site · 4.3 km

Ancient city of Cilicia in modern-day Turkey

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Roman road in Cilicia

Monument and historic site · 5.2 km

Ancient Roman road in Turkey

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Map of Taşobası

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Getting there and nearby towns

Çukurova International Airport (COV) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 25 km away.

  • Sağlıklı 7 km south, about 7 min by car
  • Tarsus 19 km south, about 19 min by car
  • Kireçocağı 27 km east, about 27 min by car
  • Adana 37 km east, about 37 min by car
  • Pozantı 38 km north, about 38 min by car
  • Mersin 40 km southwest, about 40 min by car
  • Erdemli 77 km southwest, about 1 h 15 min by car
  • Ceyhan 79 km east, about 1 h 15 min by car
  • Yumurtalık 84 km southeast, about 1 h 30 min by car
  • Kozan 88 km northeast, about 1 h 30 min by car

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